For the first time, researchers have formally shown that exposure to toxic PFAS increases the likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, adding a new level of concern to the controversial…
The world’s oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year, BBC analysis has found. Climate change and planet warming gases are mostly to blame, though natural weather…
You might visit Amsterdam for its canals, and who could blame you, really. But the truly interesting waterways aren’t under your feet – they’re above your head.
Last week, in an enormous convention centre in downtown Ottawa, I joined delegates who have been negotiating over the most important environmental deal since the 2015 Paris agreement on climate…
Oil and gas equipment intended to cut methane emissions is preventing scientists from accurately detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants, a satellite image investigation has revealed.
Energy…
As part of a partnership with local company GEI Power, Turkey's Yeo is to invest $65 million in the construction of a photovoltaic solar power plant equipped with an electricity storage system in…
As widespread drought raises expectations for a repeat of last year’s ferocious wildfire season, response teams across Canada are grappling with the rapidly changing face of fire in a warming climate…
A rising star in the African insurtech sector, start-up Pula has just raised $20 million. The aim is to provide climate insurance for small-scale farmers in Africa.
At a time when climate change is…
A new technology that enables oil and gas companies to burn off methane rather than flaring it may make their operations less visible to nearby neighbours, but will also mask their activities from…
The UN labour organization is warning that over 70% of the world’s work force is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlight.
It…
In Niger, the temporary closure of several gold mining sites in the north of the country was decreed on 3 May 2024 following the sudden death of more than fifty ruminants, victims of suspected…
Work has just started on Tunisia's largest solar power plant in the governorate of Kairouan. Developed as part of a public-private partnership (PPP) by the Emirati company Amea Power, this project…
A United States appeals court panel has dismissed a lawsuit from 21 young people who said the government’s energy policies violate their right to be protected from climate change.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Tanzania said a cyclone that made landfall on Saturday has lost its strength and was no longer a threat to the country.
Tropical Cyclone Hidaya had triggered heavy rains…
While Balfour, in the municipality of Dipaleseng in South Africa, is experiencing a water crisis, the government is relaunching the modernised Fortuna drinking water plant on 3 May 2024.
The…
LAGOS, May 6 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s electricity regulator has ordered the grid operator to cut back supplies to customers overseas to boost domestic supply.
In a directive issued last Friday,…
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NAIROBI — Kenya’s president faces mounting criticism over his handling of the country’s worst floods in three decades, even as his government steps up its response to the devastation…
Viruses that cause mild sniffles in humans are devastating populations of chimpanzees and gorillas. In some ape communities, it’s a bigger killer than habitat loss or poaching
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