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  The 100 most crucial climate change news links from April 2022  

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1.          Adaptation

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2.          Business and Industry

2.1        Carbon offsetting

2.2        Finance

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3.          Climate effects

3.1        Cyclones / Hurricanes / Typhoons

3.2        Drought

3.3        Ecology

3.4        Fires

3.5        Heat

3.6        Ice

3.6.1     Antarctic Ice

3.6.2     Arctic Ice

3.7        Oceans

3.8        Rain, floods and hail

3.9        Sea rise

3.10      Secondary climate effects

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4           Emissions

4.1        Internet emissions contribution

4.2        Land based emissions

4.1.1     Agriculture

4.1.2     Deforestation and habitat

4.2        Methane

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5           Mitigation

5.1        Albedo interventions

5.2        Cleaner energy

5.3        Negative emissions activities

5.3.1     Agricultural drawdown

5.3.2     Enhanced weathering

5.3.3     Forest and habitat drawdown

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6           People

6.1        Activism

6.2        Belief systems about climate

6.2.1     Collapse

6.2.2     Degrowth

6.2.3     Religions

6.3        Food

6.4        Crops and famine

6.5        Health and safety

6.5.1     Mental health

6.6        Media

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7           Politics

7.1        National progress on emissions

7.1.1     Brazil

7.1.2     Canada

7.1.3     China

7.1.4     Europe including UK

7.1.5     Russia

7.1.6     Small island states

7.1.7     United States

7.2        Ukraine war

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8           Science research

8.1        Summations

8.1.1     IPCC Reports

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News links for May

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1.          Adaptation

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New Zealand unveils plan to tackle climate crisis by adapting cities to survive rising seas | New Zealand | The Guardian

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2.          Business and Industry

 

EXCLUSIVE Investors warn European companies over climate accounting | Reuters

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U.N. launches group to hold companies to account for net-zero pledges | Reuters

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Climate-Change Risks Get the Attention of Real Estate Investors - The New York Times

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Wind Power’s ‘Colossal Market Failure’ Threatens Climate Change Fight - Bloomberg

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2.1        Carbon offsetting

 

Now we know the flaws of carbon offsets, it's time to get real about climate change

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2.3      Finance

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World needs extra $1.3 trln energy investment by 2030 - JP Morgan | Reuters

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3.          Climate effects

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3.1        Cyclones / Hurricanes / Typhoons

 

Extreme Atlantic hurricane seasons now twice as likely as in 1980s | Hurricanes | The Guardian

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Ocean warming drove 10% rise in ‘extreme’ rainfall from Atlantic hurricanes in 2020 - Carbon Brief

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Global Warming Drove a Deadly Burst of Indian Ocean Tropical Storms - Inside Climate News

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3.2        Drought

 

Projections of faster onset and slower decay of El Niño in the 21st century | Nature Communications

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U.N. report highlights land use trends and costs of degradation | Reuters

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3.3        Ecology

 

Bird populations in Panama rainforest in severe decline, study finds | Birds | The Guardian

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Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers: stressed farmland shows 63% decline – new research

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Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change - The New York Times

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Global warming risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250m years | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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3.3.2     The Amazon

 

Climate crisis: Amazon rainforest tipping point is looming, data shows | Amazon rainforest | The Guardian

 

Declining ‘resilience’ pushing Amazon rainforest towards tipping point - Carbon Brief

 

Is the Amazon rainforest on the verge of collapse?

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3.4        Fires

 

Climate change, fire return intervals and the growing risk of permanent forest loss in boreal Eurasia - ScienceDirect

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Siberian wildfires burning unchecked because Russian military units which usually fight them are at war | The Independent

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3.5        Heat

 

Data | Heat wave in Punjab may curtail India’s wheat exports - The Hindu

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Global seasonal forecasts of marine heatwaves | Nature

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India experiences its hottest March in 122 years — Quartz India

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3.6.        Ice

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3.6.1     Antarctic ice

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Why Did the Larsen A and B Ice Shelves Fail? Scientists Say They Now Know. - The New York Times

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3.6.2     Arctic ice

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‘Black carbon’ threat to Arctic as sea routes open up with global heating | Shipping emissions | The Guardian

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3.7.       Oceans

 

Natural variability has dominated Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation since 1900 | Nature Climate Change

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3.8        Rain, floods and hail

 

South Africa floods: deadliest storm on record kills over 300 people | South Africa | The Guardian

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Toll hits 448 in S.Africa floods, relief effort falters

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3.9     Sea rise

 

Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection - The New York Times

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‘It’s happening now’: how rising sea levels are causing a US migration crisis | Environment | The Guardian

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Researchers demonstrate new link between greenhouse gases and sea level rise

 

 

3.10    Secondary climate effects

 

Climate Change Poses a Huge Threat to Railroads. Environmental Engineers Have Ideas for How to Combat That - Inside Climate News

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Massive fire near glaciated area of Parvati Valley, Glaciologists sound alarm | Latest News India - Hindustan Times

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Uganda fights crop-devouring armyworm, blaming climate change | Reuters

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US power outages from severe weather have doubled in 20 years | US news | The Guardian

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Climate change ‘already’ raising risk of virus spread between mammals - Carbon Brief

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4           Emissions

 

We found a hidden source of greenhouse gases – organic matter in groundwater

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What are the most effective ways to get cars out of cities? | Travel and transport | The Guardian

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4.1        Internet emissions contribution

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TechScape: Will the video games industry ever confront its carbon footprint? | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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4.2        Land based emissions

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IPES food | REPORT | The Politics of Protein

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4.2.1.    Agriculture

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Emerging weed resistance increases tillage intensity and greenhouse gas emissions in the US corn–soybean cropping system | Nature Food

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4.2.2     Deforestation and habitat

 

Deforestation-induced climate change reduces carbon storage in remaining tropical forests | Nature Communications

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Tree harvesting is not the same as deforestation | Nature Climate Change

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4.2        Methane

 

Global hub launched to help countries slash methane emissions

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5           Mitigation

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Incorporation of novel foods in European diets can reduce global warming potential, water use and land use by over 80% | Nature Food

 

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5.1        Albedo interventions

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Any plans to dim the Sun and cool the Earth must be led by those most affected by climate change

 

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5.2.       Carbon capture technologies

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Carbon Removal Isn’t the Solution to Climate Change | The New Republic

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On top of drastic emissions cuts, IPCC finds large-scale COâ‚‚ removal from air will be "essential" to meeting targets

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The growing chorus for carbon capture - The Washington Post

 

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5.3        Cleaner energy

 

Space-based solar power: UK government backs plan for orbiting array | New Scientist

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Understanding the promise and peril of fusion power: Chimera or climate panacea? » Yale Climate Connections

 

What to know about hydrogen in the fight to curb climate change - The Washington Post

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Climate change and lithium mining influence flamingo abundance in the Lithium Triangle | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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5.4        Negative emissions activities

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5.4.1     Agricultural Drawdown

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Net zero: European Union’s plan to reduce carbon emissions has a huge flaw | New Scientist

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5.4.2     Enhanced weathering

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Substantial carbon drawdown potential from enhanced rock weathering in the United Kingdom | Nature Geoscience

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5.4.3     Forest and habitat drawdown

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Amazon rainforest: Early warning system for Amazon forest losses seen in climate models | New Scientist

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Empirical evidence for recent global shifts in vegetation resilience | Nature Climate Change

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Unintended Consequences of ‘Fortress Conservation’ - Inside Climate News

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6           People

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A poetic look at ‘Earth’s Black Box’ of data on humanity’s climate action and inaction » Yale Climate Connections

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Colonialism: why leading climate scientists have finally acknowledged its link with climate change

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Migrant workers suffer heat stress during Ramadan in Arabian Gulf

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Google Search data shows people are becoming more climate-conscious | The Independent

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6.1        Activism

Climate scientists are desperate: we’re crying, begging and getting arrested | Peter Kalmus | The Guardian

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Dear politicians, young climate activists are not abuse victims, we are children who read news | Anjali Sharma | The Guardian

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Why Wynn Bruce, climate activist, set himself on fire at Supreme Court - The Washington Post

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6.2        Belief systems about climate

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6.2.1     Collapse

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Net zero by 2050 will hit a major timing problem technology can't solve. We need to talk about cutting consumption

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6.2.2     Degrowth

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Stories about economic degrowth help fight climate change — and yield a host of other benefits

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6.2.3     Religions

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Online toolkit helps Muslims incorporate climate action into Ramadan » Yale Climate Connections

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Earth Day 2022: Why religion is crucial to combatting the climate crisis in Africa   | The Independent

 

 

6.3        Food

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Five charts that show why our food is not ready for the climate crisis | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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6.3.1     Crops and famine

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Complex Models Now Gauge the Impact of Climate Change on Global Food Production. The Results Are ‘Alarming’ - Inside Climate News

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Wheat yield drops by 8% due to sudden heatwave in Punjab - Hindustan Times

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6.4        Health and safety

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Increased infectious disease risk likely from climate change | AP News

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Living in hothouse India: We have entered a new age of heat extremes. Concrete and glass-heavy urban buildings are a major hazard

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'Solar Geoengineering' Could Make Malaria Even Worse - The Atlantic

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6.4.1     Mental health

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Climate Anxiety and High School: How Young People Are Coping | Teen Vogue

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6.5        Media

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I went on TV to explain Just Stop Oil – and it became a parody of Don’t Look Up | Miranda Whelehan | The Guardian

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Pinterest bans misinformation about climate change - CNN

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Hollywood missing the drama in climate change, group says | AP News

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7           Politics

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Opinion | Putin's Aggression Shows Why Defeating Autocracy Is Key to Combating Climate Crisis | Bill McKibben

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Rightwing populist parties blight climate policy, study finds | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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7.1        National progress on emissions

 

John Kerry doesn't see signs of stronger climate pledges - The Washington Post

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7.1.1     Brazil

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Brazil accused of backsliding in updated climate pledge to UN

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7.1.2     Canada

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Quebec Becomes World’s First Jurisdiction to Ban Oil and Gas Exploration - The Energy Mix

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Canada's Elephant Hill fire burned for 3 months. No country claims its greenhouse gas emissions. - Washington Post

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7.1.3     China

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China's Banks Are the Last Big Lenders to Fossil Fuel Coal Companies - Bloomberg

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7.1.4     Europe including UK

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Sweden set to be world's first country to target consumption-based emission cuts

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How climate change is fueling the rise of Spain’s far right – POLITICO

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7.1.5     Russia

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Arctic Council in upheaval over Russia as climate change transforms region | Reuters

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7.1.6     Small island states

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Climate crisis – not China – is biggest threat to Pacific, say former leaders | Pacific islands | The Guardian

 

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7.1.7     United States

Global energy crisis, Russia invasion eclipse Biden climate goals | Reuters

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7.2        Ukraine War

 

How the green paradox and climate policy can become Putin’s nightmare – EURACTIV.com

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8           Science research

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Are terrestrial biosphere models fit for simulating the global land carbon sink? - Seiler - - Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems - Wiley Online Library

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Leading scientists pitch for annual IPCC reports to keep climate on the agenda

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Across the Boreal Forest, Scientists Are Tracking Warming’s Toll - Inside Climate News

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8.1        Summations

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Realization of Paris Agreement pledges may limit warming just below 2 °C | Nature

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UN warns Earth 'firmly on track toward an unlivable world' | AP News

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What the war in Ukraine means for energy, climate and food

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Incredibly, current climate pledges could keep heating below 2C – but our work isn’t over | Laurie Laybourn | The Guardian

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Should we feel joy or despair that we’re on track to keep global heating to 2C? | Christiana Figueres | The Guardian

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8.1.1      IPCC Reports

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Analysis: What the new IPCC report says about how to limit warming to 1.5C or 2C - Carbon Brief

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It’s over for fossil fuels: IPCC spells out what’s needed to avert climate disaster | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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Scientists react: What are the key new insights from the IPCC’s WG3 report? - Carbon Brief

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UN land report: Five key takeaways for climate change, food systems and nature loss - Carbon Brief

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