US gas utilities are partnering with one of the nation’s most trusted non-profits as part of a “cynical PR stunt” to combat efforts to curb fossil fuel usage, a Guardian investigation has found.…
On the outskirts of Lagos sits Africa’s largest oil refinery, and beside it, the continent’s biggest fertiliser plant. Armed men guard the gates and the perimeters are lined with floodlights and…
A fight over false fossil fuel advertising is playing out on Canada’s city streets, with the ad industry’s self-regulatory body under fire for taking 3½ months to notify a fossil-funded advocacy…
In the winter of 2013, a breakdown in the polar vortex allowed freezing cold air to escape southwards towards the North American continent. As ice storms, tornadoes and blizzards swept across the…
Dozens of rivers and streams in Alaska are turning rusty orange, a likely consequence of thawing permafrost, a new study finds.
The Arctic is the fastest-warming region in the globe, and as the…
Voters may deal Green parties a blow that costs them up to one-third of their seats, if polls before this week’s European elections prove correct, in a shift that could lead to a rollback of climate…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An illegal gold mine collapsed in northern Kenya, leaving at least five miners dead, police said Saturday.
The collapse of the Hillo mine in the Dabel area near the Kenyan…
The world is off track to meet the goal of tripling renewable electricity generation by 2030, a target viewed as vital to enable a swift global transition away from fossil fuels, but there are…
Dakar, Senegal — Mali and Russia on Friday launched the construction of the largest solar power plant in West Africa, Malian Energy Minister Bintou Camara said on national television.
It comes as the…
Rich individuals in all countries must pay more to tackle the climate crisis, whether through taxes or charges on consumption, one of the architects of the Paris agreement has said.
There is a…
The Angolan authorities recently inaugurated the Luachimo hydroelectric power station. China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC), which was responsible for rehabilitating the plant, has also quadrupled…
CNN — Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State has a unique opportunity to emerge as a beacon of progress, replacing hopelessness with hope, according to former Apex Bank governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.
At…
African Economic Outlook predicts stronger growth rates in 41 African countries in 2024 compared to 2023
Africa's growth potential described as 'remarkable', retaining the second fastest-growing…
In response to the alarming degradation of ecosystems, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is creating its first fund dedicated to biodiversity, with seed capital of 50 million South…
The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in recent decades and placing enormous stress…
Survey results from 185 countries show 86 percent cite climate change, and more than 50 per cent identify conflict as primary concerns for the next decade. Mental health and family…
In 2008, the late American climate scientist Wally Broecker warned of the global repercussions of polar ice loss. Today, his predictions echo louder than ever as Greenland ice haemorrhages at an…
Since independence, Guinea has chosen to cooperate with all its international partners, including Germany and France. French Development Agency (AFD), which has been operating in the country for 45…
Friends, on behalf of my colleagues across the secretariat, a very warm welcome to you all.
We have much work ahead, so let me get straight down to business.
People talk about the architecture of…
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