Here are the most effective things you can do to fight climate change

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IPCC research shows the best changes individuals can make to cut carbon emissions and reduce the effects of climate change, explains Max Callaghan from the University of Leeds

Limiting global warming to 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels requires reaching net zero emissions by the middle of this century. This means that, in less than three decades, we need to reverse more than...

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