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14 January 2021

Chinese rescue workers floods 2007

Post-Brexit UK – like other gas-producing nations – betting on uncommercial, unproven carbon capture and hydrogen

Drilling for oil. Over two-thirds of public finance for new fossil fuels production is to come from China, Japan, Canada, and South Korea. This included US$12 billion per year for the exploration and extraction of new fossil fuel reserves. Image: Flickr/Sasin Tipchai

Facing their Failure to meet 2020 Biodiversity Targets, World Leaders Pledge Action & Funds

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Harvested Bambara groundnuts

How I got here...Joseph Chun

Natural Capital wetland

rice farm bangladesh

A Pacific International Lines vessel.

smoke from peatland riau indonesia

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Rooftop solar, Bhutan

Volunteers bringing clean water to flood-stricken communities in northern Bangladesh.

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veganism and finance

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Veganism and finance

trash collected during the East Coast beach clean up

A Muuse reusable cup in use in Hong Kong during the Covid-19 pandemic. A rent and return trial has been running in the business cluster, Taikoo Place. Image: Muuse

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