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He’s the Hampshire-based mountaineer who climbed the world’s 14 highest peaks in seven months when the previous record was seven years. Nimral Purja’s journey to the top of the world has been turned into a Netflix documentary and received international acclaim. Having moved to Hampshire when joining the Gurkhas in 2003 he went on to

A spacecraft has launched on a mission to test technology that could one day tip a dangerous asteroid off course. Nasa’s Dart mission wants to see how difficult it would be to stop a huge space rock from colliding with Earth The spacecraft will crash into an object called Dimorphos to see how much its

For the first time, 3D-printed ‘meat’ is being served as a whole ‘cut’, with the product launching in four cities around the world this week. Produced by Redefine Meat, the ‘meat’ is made of plant-based products, and is completely vegan. BBC Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis went along to London restaurant Chotto Matte to see if it

Greta Thunberg says the outcome of COP26 is a disappointment as there is still no guarantee the planet’s temperature rise will be limited to 1.5C. The climate campaigner told BBC Scotland: “They even succeeded in watering down the blah, blah, blah which is quite an achievement.” Speaking from Sweden, she said some “small steps forward”

COP26 has come to an end in Glasgow after two weeks of meetings on climate change and the environment and with a deal on the table. Around 40,000 people from around the world are estimated to have attended the UN’s climate summit which attracted days of protests across Glasgow, as well as multiple celebrity appearances.

A deal aimed at staving off dangerous climate change has been struck at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. A commitment to phase out coal that was included in earlier negotiation drafts led to a dramatic finish after India led opposition to it. John Kerry, the US envoy for climate, has said it was always unlikely

Alok Sharma fought back tears as the Glasgow Climate Pact was agreed by delegates at the COP26 conference in Glasgow. The COP26 president apologised as a late amendment on coal was added to the draft text by India. Read more: COP26 agrees new global climate deal More on the climate summit: The COP26 global climate

The European Commission’s vice president has told the COP26 climate conference that the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C is to make sure future generations don’t face an “unliveable” environment. Referring to his one-year-old grandson, Frans Timmermans said that if the conference fails to address climate change now, then his grandson will have to

Four hundred million people across the world rely on mountain glaciers for the water they drink as well as for farming. But with rising temperatures and less snowfall, glaciers across the Himalayas are shrinking and some have already dried up. In the village of Kumik, in India’s northern Ladakh region, there is a serious water

Could portable spinning kites offer a greener solution to generating electricity? Inventor Rod Read has spent more than a decade pioneering “turbine kite” technology on Scotland’s islands. Gusts of wind rotate lightweight kite blades connected to a ground generator – offering a cheap and portable alternative to traditional static turbines. Rod builds the “mesmerising” devices

Have you ever driven past a wind farm and seen some of the turbines are not turning – even on a windy day? In the UK’s national grid supply and demand have to balance – if there is too much supply and not enough demand there’s nowhere for that power to go. But is there

As governments and industry attempt to curb greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, hydrogen and its potential as a clean fuel is once again reaching the headlines. So what exactly is hydrogen energy and how could it be used as an alternative to fossil fuels? Watch as the BBC’s energy and environment analyst Roger Harrabin

This inflatable playground on display at COP26 removes carbon and particulate matter from the air and releases oxygen in its place. It’s hoped the technology could transform architecture in the future, and have uses in different settings. But how does it work? Watch BBC health, science and environment reporter Laura Foster find out, with help

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is not in favour of a proposed coal mine in Cumbria, but that the decision “is not mine to make”. Mr Johnson spoke to the BBC’s climate editor Justin Rowlatt ahead of the COP26 in Glasgow. More on climate summit. The COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow in

World leaders are set to attend the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland from 31 October to 12 November. For this conference, 200 countries are being asked for their plans to cut emissions by 2030. Extreme weather events linked to climate change – including heatwaves and floods – are intensifying, especially in Africa. Young

A CGI dinosaur is seen rampaging through the aisles at the United Nations General Assembly, aiming to raise awareness of climate issues in new UN film. Voiced by actor Jack Black, Frankie the Dino tells the assembly that it’s time to “stop making excuses, and start making changes.” The short film is part of the