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Lough Neagh: How climate change intensified toxic algae on the UK’s largest lake

Lough Neagh – a lake in Northern Ireland that is larger than the country of Malta – has been plagued by blue-green algae that can negatively impact humans, plants and animals.

Politics

Natural burial: Is an eco-friendly funeral possible in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK which does not have a natural burial ground.
Politics

Cop27 failed on keeping global heating to just 1.5C, Ed Miliband says – as it happened

Ed Miliband, the shadow secretary for climate change and net zero, told MPs that the Cop27 failed on the key issue of keeping global heating to just 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.

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Britain braces for another round of scorching temperatures

Weeks after recording its highest-ever temperature, Britain was preparing for another unsettling stretch of hot weather, as officials said an extreme heat warning would be in place for much of the southern half of England and parts of Wales from Thursday through the weekend.

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Northern Ireland commits to net-zero by 2050

The Assembly has passed climate change legislation that will commit Northern Ireland to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Politics

Climate change bills in Northern Ireland edge closer to completion

Northern Ireland’s first legally binding climate act faces a race against time to get passed before the devolved institutions at Stormont are dissolved in the coming weeks.

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Northern Ireland’s plan for the environment ‘weak and flawed’

Northern Ireland is at risk of becoming “the dirty corner of Europe”, campaigners say, if more ambitious targets are not set for the country as it seeks to approve its first dedicated climate legislation.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

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Department of Energy allocates $134 million for fusion funding

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Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

CLIMATE
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Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

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Wright and Burgum urge Europe to rethink methane curbs