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CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024

The global average concentration of CO2 surged by 3.5 parts per million to reach 423.9 ppm last year, fuelling worries that the planet’s ability to soak up excess carbon is weakening

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2GME5J3 Plane leaving trail of chemicals to fight wildfire. Dramatic red smoke against setting sun

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One of Earth’s most vital carbon sinks is faltering. Can we save it?

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Climate change is making trees grow larger in the Amazon rainforest

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The carbon-capture-and-storage cement planet in Padeswood, Wales

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Could we have cracked one of the world's toughest climate problems?

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We may have 10 times less carbon storage capacity than we thought

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BOXBERG, GERMANY - MARCH 17: Boxberg Power Station is seen during sunset on March 17, 2016 in Boxberg, Germany. This lignite-fired power station is the second largest in Germany. (Photo by Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images)

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New book about the story of carbon dioxide is a rousing call to action

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Scientists created a new carbon molecule for the second time ever

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Microwaving rocks could help mining operations pull CO2 out of the air

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Forests with robust animal populations store four times as much carbon

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Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground

Start-up Vaulted Deep, which just signed a deal with Microsoft, says storing human waste deep underground can keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and pollutants like forever chemicals out of surface ecosystems

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Sprinkling limestone on farms may offer an unexpected climate win

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Is it time to aim for 1.7°C as the new limit for global warming?

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Climate could warm another 0.5°C if we fail to capture far more CO2

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Forests' vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage

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