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Saphora Smith

Climate Correspondent

Saphora Smith is the Climate Correspondent at The Independent. She has previously worked or reported for publications including NBC News, The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Evening Standard from across Europe and the Middle East. She is interested in covering how the climate and environmental crises are interconnected.

Hopes and fears on the island facing climate change | On The Ground

Rishi Sunak leaves number 11, Downing Street on Thursday.

What is a windfall tax and what does it mean for me?

<p>The world witnessed ferocious wildfires, tree-toppling storms, floods and drought in 2022 </p>

Extreme weather of 2022 hit nature hard – but it’s just the start

<p>Campaigners say more of the money raised from the tax needs to be spent cutting emissions </p>

UK spends billion less on emission cuts than it raises from carbon tax