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An offshore wind farm in North Wales. Doug Scobie, Flickr

Social distancing tips from the platypus, renewable records and enzymatic scissors

In this bi-weekly digest of climate news: long-term costs of climate change revealed, commodity prices wobble, and animals that practice social distancing.

 
Facemasks to protect from Coronavirus. Prachatai, Flickr

Coronavirus and carbon emissions, COP 26’s postponement and Venice’s clear waters

In this news roundup: the connections between coronavirus and carbon emissions, oil prices, the ozone layer and where to get carbon-negative hand sanitizer.

 
Cranberry beans, endemic to Colombia, offer nearly as much protein as beef and often come from more sustainable growth practices. Ann Larie Valentine, Flickr

12 alternative proteins for climate-friendly diets

Forego the meat and make your diet more sustainable with these alternative proteins, cropping up in every part of the world.

 
Omulyakhskaya and Khromskaya Bays along the northern Siberian coast, dotted by thermokarst lakes. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Flickr

Thermokarsts: The emissions-releasing landscapes absent from most climate models

Across the Arctic Circle, the permafrost phenomena known as thermokarsts indicate the exposure of massive carbon sinks yet are hardly taken into account.

 
Biofuels such as sustainable charcoal could provide alternatives to more emissions-intensive energy sources. Ahtziri Gonzalez, CIFOR

Carbon emissions failing to decline, even with international targets, IEA says

Emissions have reached an all-time high since the signing of the Paris Agreement

 
Courtesy of UNFCCC, Flickr

Will the “missing piece” of the Paris Agreement be decided this week?

At COP 25, climate finance expert Jeff Swartz explains why countries are struggling to negotiate Article 6 on carbon markets.

 
In 2018, more than USD 44 billion was raised from carbon pricing, including carbon taxes, according to the World Bank. Trending Topics 2019, Flickr

A brief explainer on carbon markets

What are carbon markets, and how do they work? This short article explains carbon taxes, cap-and-trade, voluntary markets and more.

 
Landscape in Kenya

How to feed 9.8 billion people by 2050

To feed a growing world population, we must reduce deforestation and restore abandoned and unproductive land, says a new report.

 
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