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Climate, ecology, sustainability, biodiversity, and energy transition.

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Briefing: Amazon wildfire emissions may be up to three times higher than estimated

Strategic angle: Fires in central South America are intensifying due to drought and deforestation, with 2024 marking a peak in wildfire activity.

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Briefing: Germany's big climate move — bold step or bare minimum?

Strategic angle: The German government has rolled out a multibillion‑euro climate package to turbocharge wind power and e‑mobility. Supporters call it overdue momentum, but critics say it barely scratches the surface.

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Briefing: Are mercury levels elevated across US conservation lands?

Strategic angle: A study reveals varying risks to wildlife from mercury pollution in the National Wildlife Refuge System.

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Briefing: ‘Seriously wrong’: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate

Strategic angle: Constituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance.

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Briefing: Bio-based polymer offers a sustainable solution to 'forever chemical' cleanup

Strategic angle: Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a renewable polymer membrane that captures toxic chemicals from water, paving the way for sustainable water treatment.

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Briefing: Canada's migratory caribou are under threat. Will we act before it's too late?

Strategic angle: Delegates are gathering in Campo Grande, Brazil, for the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) on the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.

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Briefing: A complicated future for a methane-cleansing molecule

Strategic angle: Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon dioxide in driving up global temperatures.

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Briefing: What are zettajoules – and what do they tell us about Earth’s energy imbalance?

Strategic angle: Understanding the significance of zettajoules in the context of climate change and energy measurement.

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Briefing: Ministers delay new rules for low-carbon housing in England

Strategic angle: The government postpones regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from new homes.

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Briefing: Climate change may complicate avalanche risk across the Pacific Northwest

Strategic angle: This winter was one of the warmest on record, leading to unusual weather patterns that increase avalanche risk.

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Briefing: Australia’s generation Alpha faces $185k bill over lifetime without urgent action on climate crisis, report finds

Strategic angle: A new report highlights the financial burden on future generations due to climate inaction.

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Briefing: How soil microbes may control the future of our planet

Strategic angle: The soil beneath our feet is a huge carbon bank storing up to approximately three times more carbon than the entire atmosphere.

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Briefing: Can sand mining be sustainable?

Strategic angle: Exploring the sustainability of sand mining practices.

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Earth heat hits record in 2025 as UN warns warming will last thousands of years

The UN reports unprecedented heat levels, signaling long-term climate impacts.

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Briefing: Q&A: Measuring what matters, inside GRI’s mining sustainability standard

Strategic angle: An in-depth look at GRI's approach to sustainability in the mining sector.

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Briefing: UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms

Strategic angle: The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.

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Briefing: Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high

Strategic angle: State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat.

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Briefing: Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns

Strategic angle: The world's oceans have broken heat records for nine straight years, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands.

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Briefing: Indigenous wisdom can guide Indonesia's efforts to build a sustainable ocean economy

Strategic angle: Solutions for a sustainable future can sometimes be found in centuries-old traditions.

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Briefing: Beavers are turning rivers into powerful carbon sinks

Strategic angle: New research highlights the role of beavers in combating climate change through wetland creation.