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Petrobras looks to China for green partners – and more oil

Brazil’s state oil firm has signed deals with Chinese companies on clean energy and oil exploration. What does it mean for the country’s energy transition?

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Mining sand for cash in Sierra Leone is costing the environment

Economic hardship and weak regulation push young people into sand mining, with serious environmental consequences

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Lessons from Hurricane Otis: ‘Disasters are socially constructed’

As recovery continues a month after Otis hit southern Mexico, climate scientist Marjory González warns of the need to prepare for increasing disaster risks

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‘It inspires people’: Experts call for larger role for ocean at climate talks

Scientists and campaigners are calling for the ocean to play a leading role in the political decisions made at COP28, and in national climate plans

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