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To reach global climate targets, governments must expand tree planting and use of technologies to increase CO2 removal by four times annually.

As renewable energy becomes cheaper and climate change affects water availability, the contribution of hydropower will decline.

Seven to 9 billion tons of CO₂ per year must be sustainably removed from the atmosphere by mid-century if the world is to comply with the 1.5°C Paris Agreement limit. This is highlighted in the second "State of Carbon Dioxide Removal" (CDR) report, a scientific assessment delivered by more than 50 international experts.

Researchers discuss the triumphs and trials of using their craft to tackle society’s greatest challenges. Researchers discuss the triumphs and trials of using their craft to tackle society’s greatest challenges.

Global agriculture

An estimated 23.6 million young Africans (aged 15-35) are unemployed – that’s one in 22 (4.5%). With this number projected to grow to 27 million by 2030, the need for jobs is critical. But the key to good policies for job creation is good data.

ISS modelling shows that carbon taxing can have major benefits if all nations contribute based on their income status.

The Africa Youth Employment Clock is a new data tool which could be used to provide evidence-based policy interventions.

As artificial intelligence transforms the global economy, researchers need to explore scenarios to assess how it can help, rather than harm, the climate. As artificial intelligence transforms the global economy, researchers need to explore scenarios to assess how it can help, rather than harm, the climate.

Farmers in hot, arid regions are turning to low-cost solar pumps to irrigate their fields, eliminating the need for expensive fossil fuels and boosting crop production. But by allowing them to pump throughout the day, the new technology is drying up aquifers around the globe.