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KENT: One of the odder contributions to the vernacular architecture of rural Kent is to be found in spartan huts of brick and corrugated...
UK plans to bring forward ban on fossil fuel vehicles to...
The UK is poised to bring forward its ban on new fossil fuel vehicles from 2040 to 2030 to help speed up the rollout...
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My country may be swept away by the climate crisis if...
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The Guardian view on a just transition: make the red wall...
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Coalition’s gas plan would help fewer than 1% of manufacturing workers,...
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Ministers accused of blocking plans to ban burning of UK peatlands
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The tipping points at the heart of the climate crisis
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Wild plants of Barbados illustrated on plantation ledgers – in pictures
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