Burning to solve climate change: The BECCS paradox

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For land rights and justice, the international climate solution is fundamentally flawed, argues ClientEarth's Caroline Haywood

Last month, the United Nations released a report detailing how humanity can limit global temperature rises to no more than 1.5C. To achieve this, scientists say we not only need to drastically reduce...

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