The state of the planet is scary - But that's just the start

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Scaring people is only the first step in driving climate action - we have to then show people how to channel their fear, argues David Powell from the New Economics Foundation

Last week marked Earth Overshoot Day. August 2 was 2017's date roughly calculated as when we've started to cause more impact on the ecosystem than it can safely absorb, and used more of its resources than...

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