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How a campaign to keep fossil fuels underground is gaining traction

A radical new proposal wants the world to sign up to a deal to halt development of new oil, gas and coal fields. It is already backed by thousands of scientists and more than 70 city governments, says Graham Lawton

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2H56E72 Activists from Friends of the Earth during a demonstration calling for an end to all new oil and gas projects in the North Sea, starting with the proposed Cambo oil field, outside the UK Government's Cop26 hub during the Cop26 summit in Glasgow. Picture date: Sunday November 7, 2021.

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Exxon scientists in the 1970s accurately predicted climate change

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What impact will planned new UK coal mine have on carbon emissions?

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The site of the proposed mine in Whitehaven, UK
Smoke coming from chimneys at a coal power plant

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Global fossil fuel emissions set to rise by 1 per cent in 2022

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Protesters holding banner saying "no future in fossil fuels"

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Fossil fuel demand expected to peak within 15 years

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Steam rises from an oil refinement facility. Two American flags are displayed in an industrial setting with many pipes, tanks, and buildings.

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10 finance firms effectively own half of all future carbon emissions

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A view of the former Woodhouse Colliery site where West Cumbria Mining are seeking approval to once again extract coal

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Cumbria coal mine should be a no go for new levelling up secretary

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Why elite universities like Cambridge must ditch big oil funding

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Why elite universities like Cambridge must ditch big oil funding

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China is building more than half of the world's new coal power plants

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How the war in Ukraine will change the way the world uses energy

With Russian oil and gas politically toxic, Western nations are scrambling for replacement sources of energy. The immediate future will be difficult, but the crisis could accelerate the transition to clean energy

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Boston - March 6: People hold a banner reading Stand with Ukraine! Stop buying Russian oil as they take part in a Peace March for Ukraine from Copley Square to Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common in Boston on March 6, 2022. The protests marked the second straight Sunday people have marched through Boston, as Russias invasion of its neighbor entered its 11th day. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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Research stations and tourists are hastening snow melt in Antarctica

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COP26: Countries promise coal phase-out and end to fossil fuel finance

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Global fossil fuel extraction plans are double what we can safely burn

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Environmentalist Jonathon Porritt’s big idea to slow global warming

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