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From the rise of AI and greenhouse gas emissions to air pollution and fast fashion, here are some of the biggest environmental problems the world is confronting this year.

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Houses are nearly submerged due to flooding in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, in 2020; biggest environmental problems of 2026.

Houses are nearly submerged due to flooding in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, in 2020; biggest environmental problems of 2026.

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Year in review; climate headlines of 2025; climate news

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amazon Land Ownership; amazon rainforest

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Conservation

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Policy & Economics

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Policy & Economics

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Solutions

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Climate Change

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2021 climate change

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Policy & Economics

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Policy & Economics

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Policy & Economics

Oct 22nd 20204 mins

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Climate Change

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Policy & Economics

Aug 25th 20204 mins

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