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The world’s most climate-vulnerable countries have been excluded from COP26
Visa, finance and accommodation issues have excluded the voices of those most vulnerable to climate change at COP26
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The world’s most climate-vulnerable countries have been excluded from COP26

The COP26 menu is ‘like serving cigarettes at a lung cancer conference’
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The COP26 menu is ‘like serving cigarettes at a lung cancer conference’

American journalists covering COP26 are confusing Edinburgh and Glasgow and the internet is having a ball
Map with arrows highlighting Edinburgh and Glasgow
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American journalists covering COP26 are confusing Edinburgh and Glasgow and the internet is having a ball

What’s on the agenda at COP26 - and what will leaders actually agree on?
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What’s on the agenda at COP26 - and what will leaders actually agree on?

Heading to COP26? Read this alternative guide
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Heading to COP26? Read this alternative guide

The people of colour helping the environmental sector become more diverse
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The people of colour helping the environmental sector become more diverse

What will the world look like in 2050?
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What will the world look like in 2050?

COP26: The innovators helping to fight climate change
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COP26: The innovators helping to fight climate change

Can flying in planes be sustainable? Even aviation bosses aren’t so sure
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Can flying in planes be sustainable? Even aviation bosses aren’t so sure

Street papers call on world leaders to put climate justice first at COP26
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Street papers call on world leaders to put climate justice first at COP26

UK urges nations to end fossil fuel extraction - while planning 40 projects at home
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UK urges nations to end fossil fuel extraction - while planning 40 projects at home

This map shows which UK cities are most ambitious on climate change
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This map shows which UK cities are most ambitious on climate change

Yes, Rishi Sunak has made domestic flights cheaper just before COP26
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Yes, Rishi Sunak has made domestic flights cheaper just before COP26

Revealed: Only five G20 countries have clear plans for reaching net zero by 2050
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Revealed: Only five G20 countries have clear plans for reaching net zero by 2050

What is greenwashing and what can you do about it?
Final Day of Impossible Rebellion - March for Nature, London 4th September 2021
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What is greenwashing and what can you do about it?

How much will it cost to save the planet?
$50 trillion - the cost of saving the planet
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How much will it cost to save the planet?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'Severe' skills shortage threatens UK’s long-term environment goals
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'Severe' skills shortage threatens UK’s long-term environment goals

Private renters fear landlords won’t claim grant to upgrade boilers and cut energy costs
Friends of the Earth said £5,000 grants to upgrade boilers will “only incentivise the best-off households”. 
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Private renters fear landlords won’t claim grant to upgrade boilers and cut energy costs

COP26: When is the Glasgow climate change conference and what is it for?
Boris Johnson at the launch of COP26. Image: Andrew Parsons / No10 Downing Street
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COP26: When is the Glasgow climate change conference and what is it for?

Tory MPs vote to allow water firms to carry on dumping sewage in rivers
The River Derwent. Tory MPs voted down amendments to stop water companies dumping sewage in rivers and seas. Photo: © Malcolm Coils (cc-by-sa/2.0)
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Tory MPs vote to allow water firms to carry on dumping sewage in rivers