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"The majority of the 9 billion people on Earth will live with severe pressure on fresh water within the space of two generations as climate change, pollution and over-use of resources take their toll, 500 scientists have warned."

"Climate change has reduced ice in the Arctic to record lows in the past year, forcing animals to range further in search of food"

As much as half of all the food produced in the world - equivalent to 2bn tonnes - ends up as waste every year, engineers warned in a report published on Thursday.

"Indian PM's renewable energy ambitions are big and the country is home to Asia's biggest solar farm in Gujarat, but coal use is still increasing"

"Beverly McGuire saw the warning signs before the town well went dry: sand in the toilet bowl, the sputter of air in the tap, a pump working overtime to no effect. But it still did not prepare her for the night last month when she turned on the tap and discovered the tiny town where she had made her home for 35 years was out of water."

"The climate crisis of the 21st century has been caused largely by just 90 companies, which between them produced nearly two-thirds of the greenhouse gas emissions generated since the dawning of the industrial age, new research suggests. The companies range from investor-owned firms - household names such as Chevron, Exxon and BP - to state-owned and government-run firms."

A new paper shows which companies extracted the carbon-based fuels that have caused climate change. Hover and click to explore