Pricing the tonne of carbon that tips us into climate catastrophe
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In this brilliant winning entry of the Ecologist/New Economics Foundation essay competition, Janine Morley imagines what it would be like to buy that fateful tonne of carbon from a telephone broker
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USDA ERS - Climate Change
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Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change? - Carbon Brief
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Keep climate policy focused on the social cost of carbon
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Air-scrubbing machines gain momentum, but long way to go
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Carbon emissions threaten 1.5C climate threshold sooner than thought – report
The Climate Dictionary: An everyday guide to climate change
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Revealed: the 'carbon bombs' set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown, Fossil fuels
Is India ready with its policies to face climate change?, by Eco Serve
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Global carbon emissions at record levels with no signs of shrinking, new data shows. Humanity has a monumental task ahead
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Greenhouse gas emissions - Wikipedia
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How carbon prices are taking over the world
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Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change? - Carbon Brief