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Climate change

Roasting vegetables in the oven can cause up to 80% of their climate impact (Credit: Alamy)
Sustainability on a Shoestring

Is veganism always best for the planet?

By Martha Henriques and Zaria Gorvett

The forest elephant is found across the central African rainforest, where it disrupts vegetation growth (Credit: Getty Images)
Future Planet
The forest tended by an elusive giant
By Isabelle Gerretsen
Some large hailstones form as smaller ones collide and fuse together as they are buffeted around in a storm (Credit: Nature Picture Library/Alamy)
Weather
How big can hailstones grow?
By David Hambling
Asad Rehman welcomes the new focus on intersectional climate action (Credit: Ying Tang/NurPhoto/Getty)
A Fair Climate
The link between climate and racism
By Jeremy Williams
Skating on frozen ponds and rivers in the Netherlands used to be common in winter, but it rarely gets cold enough in recent decades (Credit: Nicolas Economou/Getty Images)
Family Tree
The Christmas rituals under threat
By Isabelle Gerretsen
When Category 5 Hurricane Irma was on course to hit Barbuda, every one of the nation’s inhabitants were ordered to evacuate (Credit: Getty Images)
A Fair Climate
The 'immoral' side of climate change
By Isabelle Gerretsen
Ross Schaeffer looking out at broken-up ice (Credit: Sarah Betcher, Farthest North Films)
Climate change
The brothers whose land is melting
By Chris Baraniuk
Nasa is among those testing the viability of biofuels for use in large jet engines (Credit: Heritage Space/Getty Images)
2045: Memories of the Future
Is seaweed the future of flying?
By Pascal Kwesiga
Nuggets made from lab-grown chicken can be sold in Singapore after it became the first country to allow the sale of cultured meat (Credit: Nicholas Yeo/AFP/Getty Images)
2045: Memories of the Future
The lab-grown food revolution
By Jessica Brown
Cities all over the world face a major challenge to bring their greenhouse gas emissions down to net zero (Credit: Jonathan Chiang/Scintt/Getty Images)
2045: Memories of the Future
Why city life is about to change
By Jessica Brown
A large proportion of the developing world lack access to clean cooking methods (Credit: Getty Images)
Towards Net Zero
Why wood stoves have had their day
By Justice Nwafor
The US has put a price on the social cost of carbon, but economists say it is not high enough (Credit: Getty Images)
Carbon Cost
Climate change's most important number
By Catherine Early
Panels that provide shade and insulation can help reduce the amount of energy needed to heat or cool buildings like this Passivhaus Tower in Spain (Credit: Alamy)
2045: Memories of the Future
How your house will go carbon free
By Kelly Oakes
Some synthetic fibres like polyester can be recycled to make new threads for use in clothing thanks to new processes (Credit: Yoshinori Kageyama/Barcroft Media/Getty Images)
2045: Memories of the Future
How carbon might go out of fashion
By Laura Paddison
Developing nations are calling for justice on climate change, largely caused by richer nations (Credit: Getty Images)
Carbon Cost
The world's fight for climate justice
By Jocelyn Timperley
The countries that are experiencing the brunt of climate change tend to be those that did least to cause it (Credit: Getty Images)
Carbon Cost
How $100bn could fight climate change
By Kajsa Rosenblad

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