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Norway on track to be first to go all-electric
Nine in 10 new cars in the country are now battery-powered, and it aims to hit 100% later this year.
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Business
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2 days ago
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2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit
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Climate
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5 days ago
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Million year-old bubbles could solve ice age mystery
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6 days ago
Climate 'whiplash' linked to raging LA fires
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Climate
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5 days ago
'Europe's biggest battery farm' built on coal mine
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Glasgow & West Scotland
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7 days ago
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Record year for wind power in 2024
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Climate
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7 January
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Biden bans offshore drilling across vast area of US
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US & Canada
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6 January

Analysis

Sweden's green industry hopes hit by Northvolt woes
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Europe
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3 January
A year of extreme weather that challenged billions
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Climate
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29 December 2024
Trouble in Arctic town as polar bears and people face warming world
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Climate
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18 December 2024
Will China step up if Trump takes a step back on climate change?
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BBC InDepth
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22 November 2024
How is the world doing on tackling climate change?
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19 November 2024

Climate basics

Will flights really reach net zero by 2050 - and at what cost to passengers?
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BBC InDepth
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29 November 2024
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A simple guide to climate change
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Science & Environment
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5 days ago
Four ways climate change worsens extreme weather
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Science & Environment
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14 November 2024
What does net zero mean?
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Science & Environment
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12 November 2024
What you can do to reduce carbon emissions
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Science & Environment
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13 November 2024

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GP jailed for role in Just Stop Oil protest, published at 17:17 8 January
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The ocean current vital to regulating our weather, published at 06:11 6 January
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Fossil fuel boilers banned in new-build homes, published at 06:28 2 January
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