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Geo Explainer: What is COP?

Geo Explainer: What is COP?

ByKatie BurtonDec 4, 2023

From COP1 to COP28 make sure you know the basics of the world’s biggest climate conference What is COP? COP…

COP28 preview: time to take stock

COP28 preview: time to take stock

ByMarco MagriniNov 28, 2023
Marco Magrini, Geographical's Climatewatch columnist, looks at the challenges for the COP28 in Dubai
UN boss says world faces a hellish future

UN boss says world faces a hellish future

ByStuart ButlerNov 22, 2023
As COP28 approches the world crosses a key warming threshold and UN boss warns of 'hellish future' for the planet.
COP28’s president, Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, is also CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

Climatewatch: COP28 predictions and fears

ByMarco MagriniNov 8, 2023
Marco Magrini fears the only success of the forthcoming COP28 is going to be in obfuscation and diplomatic double talk
Will chickens power the world?

Will chickens power the world?

ByStuart ButlerOct 27, 2023
New technology aims to produce cheap and clean energy through chicken feathers discarded by the food industry.
How is climate change impacting the seasons?

How is climate change impacting the seasons?

ByCharlotte HallOct 24, 2023
Climate change is throwing the seasons into turmoil. But what exactly is happening? And how will it affect life on Earth?
The warming Black Forest

Climate change is killing Germany’s Black Forest

ByGeographical StaffOct 17, 2023
A new study reveals that the rise of tree mortality in Germany's Black Forest can be directly attributed to climate change
Statue of Adam Smith in Edinburgh

Climatewatch: Can the market get us to net zero?

ByMarco MagriniOct 2, 2023
Marco Magrini considers whether markets alone can get us to net zero
Groundwater reserve Arizona

USA groundwater reserves being depleted at alarming rate

ByCharlotte HallSep 25, 2023
Water reserves are being depleted at a dangerous rate, the New York Times has revealed, their depletion could be disastrous for the USA
A map showing heatwaves across europe and north africa in summer 2023

2023 Europe heatwave showed off the charts climate anomalies

ByMarco MagriniSep 7, 2023
Marco Magrini warns that we shouldn’t assume that dramatic change can’t suddenly happen
Flooding in Bangladesh can make getting to school difficult

Climate change is impacting the education of millions of children

ByBryony CottamAug 15, 2023
Education is essential to addressing climate change, but the rise in heatwaves, drought and flooding is driving a global education crisis
Large ships are powered by polluting ‘bunker’ fuel

Should we use geoengineering to tinker with the planet?

ByMarco MagriniJul 11, 2023
Marco Magrini considers the problems of geoengineering and it's consequences
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