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Oceans and climate change
The oceans have been protecting us from climate change but the consequences of that protection come at a cost.
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The oceans have been protecting us from climate change but the consequences of that protection come at a cost.

As the planet gasps, fires around the world are a warning of what may become the new normal. They must be a wake up call.

A very important legal case in the Netherlands shows the power of the law in protecting the planet.

A hard-hitting official report reveals the depth of Europe’s climate and nature crisis, and suggests much-needed ways forward.

Highlights from our campaigning to protecting our climate and environment in 2019.

The European Union is trying to regain the leadership it once had on climate change ambition by launching a Green Deal.

Key fights at the UN climate conference COP25 in Madrid show Governments fighting for fossil fuel companies rather than a liveable future.

The awards are given to countries or groups of countries which have been particularly obstructive or disingenuous in the climate negotiations.

Carbon markets are being pushed by big corporations at the UN climate talks, but decades of experience tells us they won’t cut emissions.