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Low-carbon future: We can afford to go green
An exclusive study for New Scientist shows that westerners can radically cut carbon emissions and keep their lifestyles > >
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Extreme oil: Scraping the bottom of Earth's barrel
The extraordinary lengths we'll have to go to if we want to keep the black stuff flowing > >
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US and China emissions pledges won't stop 2 °C warming
Modelling suggests these cuts will not be enough to head off dangerous climate change – Europe may have to take up the slack > >
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Seas could rise 1.4m, warns Antarctic climate review
A review of Antarctic climate change forecasts that by 2100 the world's seas will have risen to levels previously thought too extreme to be realistic > >
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Five eco-crimes we commit every day
If you really want to save the planet, you should rethink how you clean your clothes – and your bottom > >
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Great and good share hopes and fears for Copenhagen
New Scientist asked leading scientists, politicians and business people to tell us if the imminent climate change talks can deliver > >
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Early Snowball Earth may have melted to a mudball
If the icy tropics of 700 million years ago were covered in dust, this could have helped melt the ice > >
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First osmosis power plant goes on stream in Norway
Sited on the banks of the Oslo fjord, it generates electricity using the natural process that keeps plants standing upright and our body cells rigid > >
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Obama offers fixed targets for US emissions cuts
The US president has given a major boost to next month's Copenhagen talks by offering firm targets for cuts in US greenhouse gas emissions > >
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Nuclear fuel: are we heading for a uranium crunch?
Fears of the warming effect of fossil fuels have pushed governments to reconsider nuclear power – but could a uranium shortage scupper their plans? > >
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Climate 'diagnosis' is stark message for politicians
The Copenhagen Diagnosis argues that the environment is in a worse state than predicted as recently as 2007 and calls for drastic action > >
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The sweeter side of volcanoes
There is much more to volcanoes than just fireballs and noxious gas – see a different side of them in our gallery > >
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Eating less meat helps the planet – and your heart
Cutting back on the amount of animal produce we consume would help us meet our emissions reduction targets, and make us healthier into the bargain > >
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Hacked archive provides fodder for climate sceptics
Climate scientists are reeling from the discovery that someone has hacked into the email archive of one of their most prestigious research centres > >
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World's last bastion of stable ice now thawing
The East Antarctica ice sheet, which was thought to be stable, is losing billions of tonnes of ice a year – climate change may be the culprit > >
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Last bastion of stable ice bows to Antarctic warming
The East Antarctica ice sheet, which was thought to be stable, is losing billions of tonnes of ice a year – climate change may be the culprit > >
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Katrina court win paves way for billion-dollar payouts
A judge has ruled that the US federal government was to blame for much of the flooding caused by hurricane Katrina in 2005 > >
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African conflicts spurred by warming
Africa is set to experience a surge in civil wars, causing nearly 400,000 additional battle deaths by 2030 – all as a direct result of rising temperatures, a study suggests > >
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US bets $150m on high-risk renewable energy
Bags of cash are being thrown at high-risk, high-reward research by the Department of Energy. New Scientist takes a look at the lucky recipients > >
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Melting Arctic: Forget polar bears, worry about humans
Climate change is transforming the Arctic so fast that many species could be gone within our lifetimes. But the important thing is to put human self-interest first, says Alun Anderson > >
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