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US firm bids to stop contested DR Congo oil auction
US firm bids to stop contested DR Congo oil auction

A US investment firm has proposed to stop a controversial oil auction in DR Congo's rainforests, bidding to exploit carbon credits instead of drilling in the environmentally sensitive areas. In the DRC's Cuvette Centrale region -- one of the most sensitive areas comprising forests and peatlands -- bidding ends in July and August.

Scientists use TikTok to explain, fight climate change
Scientists use TikTok to explain, fight climate change

With his moustache caked in icicles and frozen droplets, glaciologist Peter Neff shows his 220,000 TikTok followers a sample of old ice excavated from Antarctica's Allan Hills. "Climate scientists need to show up," said McNeall, active on TikTok under the username @dougmcneall.