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Governments have failed to limit global warming. What comes next?
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Exceeding the emissions threshold by 2026 is likely, making a post-1.5°C world inevitable. Governments face some hard choices in…

Our podcast on science and technology. Sudden, irreversible changes to the climate could be dangerously close

Its ruling that burning fossil fuels can be “internationally wrongful” risks provoking a backlash

American citizens are left vulnerable

The ambitions of its clean-tech industry matter more than any humdrum pledges

John Prideaux, our US editor, says the rollback of climate regulation reveals a deeper story about American governance