General
When did the climate crisis begin?
Iron and Coal, a mid-19th century portrait. William Bell Scott How old is the climate crisis? I was born in 1994, when the concentration of…
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Technology
AI has a climate problem — but so does all of tech
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge We’ve been talking about AI a lot on Decoder lately; it’s unavoidable. But there’s one piece of feedback…
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Five ways to improve the global voluntary carbon credit markets
Planting more mangroves is one way to lock carbon from the atmosphere into the sediment. Platoo Studio/Shutterstock The severity of climate change means we all…
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Climate change is linked to worsening brain diseases – new study
JuYochi/Shutterstock Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions worse, our new review has found. Conditions that can worsen as temperature and humidity…
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Politics
UK’s climate plan ruled unlawful (again)
LONDON — The government’s plans for hitting climate goals have been ruled unlawful in the High Court for a second time. The High Court judgment, published…
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Climate crisis: what to consider if you’re questioning whether to have children
pathdoc/Shutterstock The warnings about the disastrous impact we are having on our planet are becoming more dire. The UN Environment Programme’s most recent emissions gap…
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Technology
Why the latest temperature check on climate change is still terrifying
Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge The latest numbers are in for how much our planet is projected to heat up this century, and it’s…
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How climate change is affecting the seasons
I Wei Huang/Shutterstock Autumn has finally arrived in the UK following an unusually sunny September. The days are growing shorter, the temperature cooler, and the…
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New tech to protect Aussies during forecast extreme summer conditions
New technology is acting as a weather detective to track dangerous conditions and hopefully prevent negative health consequences, as Australia braces for extreme heat this…
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Technology
Amazon will pay an oil company to help it meet climate goals
Executives hold shovels during a groundbreaking ceremony at the Occidental Petroleum and 1PointFive Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant in Ector County, Texas, on April 28th,…
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