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This is why we kill so many dogs
We really don’t have to do it – but the law is so badly drafted that sometimes there’s only one outcome, and everyone is left devastated
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We are living in the age of climate unreality
The charlatans who said we had nothing to fear from Brexit now make the same claim about the world getting hotter
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The politics of air conditioning
As a killer heatwave grips France, an argument over air conditioning has become so fierce that it could sway the national political mood.
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What would America be without its wilderness?
Trump wants to change the rules around building in the great wild spaces of the US west. But if he gets his way, something fundamental will be lost that can never be won back
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Pakistan’s solar miracle – how the hell did they do it?
Faced with constant electricity blackouts and a failing grid, people in Pakistan took matters into their own hands. The result is a lesson for the rest of the world, and also a warning
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It’s cool, except it makes the world hotter: The pros and cons of air conditioning
It can save your life, drain your bank account and accelerate the apocalypse. But at least you won't die sweating
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The birth of tropical Europe
For Europe's farmers, longer and hotter summers contribute to the region’s biggest problem of all
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My journey to see what makes the Finns so happy
The Nordic nation has been named the ‘happiest country in the world’ for the last eight years. Why?
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Calling it a “tradition” is no defence
Every year, in the Faroe Islands, pods of whales are trapped and hacked to pieces in the water. Just because it has been done for centuries does not mean it has to continue
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The science is clear – the world is heading for water catastrophe
Scientists predict that, during the next century, entire regions of the earth will run out of water. And the day that a tap is turned on and nothing comes out, it will all be too late
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The villages eaten by the sea
There are thousands of lost settlements just off coastlines around the world. Could Torcoss in Devon be next?
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Our Land and a very polite class war
The documentary that asks: who owns the ground beneath our feet?
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Could climate change bring malaria back to Britain?
The warming climate is pushing disease-carrying insects as far north as the Arctic – with unsettling implications for Europe
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Caroline Lucas: No10 ignored MI5 and MI6 warnings on climate change
The former Green Party leader says that the government wants to ignore the climate crisis and if Nigel Farage gets into power, Britain’s climate policy will become even worse
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The whale that stranded itself on purpose
Poor Timmy got beached on the German shoreline. Then it happened again. But when the same whale washed ashore for a third time, people started asking whether something was up
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Are plants conscious?
You’ll never have a two-sided conversation with a cherry tree – but it probably has a far simpler sentience of its own
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Want to see the future? Forget Britain – go to Morocco
It’s uncomfortable to think that an authoritarian nation run by a king is more forward-looking than the UK. But when it comes to renewable energy, the kingdom is leaving everyone else in the dust
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Have the Greens really forgotten about the environment?
Their poll surge is partly down to Zack Polanski saying things Labour no longer does - but climate change and nature are still top of the agenda
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How do you farm if you don’t have any land?
In Singapore, the land on which houses are built is so expensive it’s worth many times more than the houses themselves. That makes farming next to impossible. So where do you get your food?
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Can a rapper save Nepal?
A royal massacre, a deadly quake and student protests have left a country in crisis
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Killing time with the wild boar hunters
To succeed, you have to forget a fundamental law of walking in the Pyrenees: what comes down must go up
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A beach holiday in the Sudanese warzone
A civil war has been raging in the country for three years. But at the shoreline, looking at the clear blue water, the war seemed to fade. For a moment
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To bee, or not to bee? The African elephant question
Elephants have been trampling and eating crops planted by Kenyan farmers, and gamekeepers have been looking for a solution. Then someone noticed that elephants don’t like bees
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The war on veggie burgers
French right wing MEPs are leading a campaign to ban words like ‘steak’ and ‘sausage’ from vegan food
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If your town became a volcano, would you ever go back?
Two years ago, it happened to the people of Grindavík in Iceland – and yet today, the lights flicker and the boats put out to sea
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Nerd’s Eye View: 14 things you need to know about AI and the environment
Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news
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Living in a submerged world
Large parts of Bangladesh could one day be under water. The tough lives of the Manta river people show what the future may have in store as sea levels rise
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Is Valencia still drowning?
After last year’s devastating floods, reconstruction work is underway in Paiporta but its progress has been politicised
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The biggest beast in Argentina is not Milei
Jaguars were hunted to the brink of extinction in the forests of the north. Now, they’re back
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When the monsoon hits Kathmandu
This year’s preparations for Dashain, Nepal’s biggest Hindu festival, quickly turned to despair as the rains swept homes away and stranded residents
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Utopia, with solar panels
Solarpunk began as a sci-fi vision of a beautiful, sustainable planet. Now it inspires Hollywood movies and real-life tech. Can it change the world?
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Living among the tigers
Tiger conservation projects have become more than protecting the animal, they're about the cracks in Indian society and the people who are left behind