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Despite tree planting efforts, Bangkok’s green spaces still face pressure
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Urban tree-planting efforts are gathering pace in Bangkok, underpinned by aspirations to boost climate resilience, mitigate dust pollution, and conserve biodiversity. However, a recent study warns that the Thai…
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Why betting on gas is a short-sighted strategy for China
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In many ways, China’s energy sector follows the path of “slowly, then suddenly all at once.” More gas-fired power capacity was installed there in 2024 than in any other country, according to Global…
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In defence of science: Let’s tell the truth on climate and health
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Picture this: floods swallowing our neighbourhoods, hurricanes rewriting our maps, wildfires choking our cities – these aren’t previews of some distant apocalypse. They’re happening now, in our backyards, to…
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Green crime goes global
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In late 2024, Brazilian federal police dismantled a sprawling illegal gold mining network in Pará, exposing a criminal enterprise that stretched far beyond the rainforest. The operation, part of a broader…
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Fossil fuel adverts are today’s tobacco. Cities must ban them
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Last year, the Dutch city of The Hague made history by becoming the first in the world to ban fossil fuel advertising. Fossil fuel companies were sufficiently upset to challenge the…
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Trends in electric car markets
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Electric car sales Global electric car sales exceeded 17 million in 2024 More than 20% of new cars sold worldwide were electric Electric car sales topped 17 million worldwide…