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Life, joy, Greta Thunberg and the climate emergency
December 07, 2019
The streets of Madrid were full of people protesting on behalf of change and their children’s future, as Greta Thunberg arrived at the city hosting the COP25
Declare climate emergency, say scientists
December 06, 2019
Putting together the many climate studies published in 2019, scientists tell the UN the world is very close to tipping points
Rich countries refuse to pay for green projects in poor nations
December 06, 2019
Developing countries that reduced greenhouse emissions are told that the certificates they had received in return are now worthless paper
Photo story: A newborn Sarus crane faces the world
December 05, 2019
Manoj Paudel tracked the early life of a Sarus crane, from egg to the readying of first flight, in Nepal
Two cheers for Pakistan’s electric vehicle policy
December 04, 2019
The new policy is ambitious, but will need lots of money, and there are worries about entrenched lobbyists
Can Chinese aid go green?

Belt and Road
December 03, 2019
An initiative in China is rethinking the way that China invests in Asia, helping to expand China’s investment in the renewable sector, writes Feng Hao