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18 05 2024 | 08:27

EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy

European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit.

18 05 2024 | 08:24

‘Silent Killer’: Canadian Cities Scramble to Prevent Heat-Related Deaths

As Canadians accustomed to layering up and buckling down for the winter now confront the challenge of lethal heatwaves, how are municipalities readying their residents and infrastructure for this “…

18 05 2024 | 08:21

Lobbyists Win, UN Spins as Plastics Talks Reach ‘Weak Compromise’

As international negotiations wound up in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the United Nations declared progress and expert observers blamed an army of aggressive industry lobbyists for “weak…

18 05 2024 | 08:15

Scientists and comedians join forces to get climate crisis message across

Scientists can struggle to get their message across about the climate crisis to the wider public, so now comedians have been brought in to help cut through the science jargon and get widespread…

18 05 2024 | 08:02

MADAGASCAR: Rio Tinto connects a solar power plant to its Fort-Dauphin mine

In south-east Madagascar, a new photovoltaic solar power plant will supply electricity to the Fort-Dauphin mining site operated by the Anglo-Australian group Rio Tinto. The plant, financed and built…

18 05 2024 | 07:34

Fewer wildfires, great biodiversity: what is the secret to the success of Mexico’s forests?

More than half of the country’s forestry is in community and Indigenous hands – and from CO2 absorption to reducing poverty the results are impressive

18 05 2024 | 07:28

ETHIOPIA: plastic recycling start-up Kubik raises $5.2m for expansion

On 29 April 2024, Ethiopian start-up Kubik raised its latest round of seed funding, worth $5.2 million. Specialising in recycling plastic waste into affordable, low-carbon building materials, the…

18 05 2024 | 07:24

Morocco to deploy 400 MW of wind power through a public-private partnership

As part of a public-private partnership (PPP), two wind farms will be built in northern Morocco. This promise has been made by the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN), which is launching…

18 05 2024 | 07:18

140 young African leaders gathered in Morocco to “impact the future” of the continent

At least 140 young entrepreneurs of 25 nationalities are taking part in the Bridge Africa Summit, which opened on 6 May 2024 at the Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UM6P). The event aims to…

18 05 2024 | 07:11

Metal waste recovery: Alucop inaugurates a new plant in Morocco

In Morocco, the Jordanian company Aluminium Products Company (Alucop), which specialises in metal processing, has set up a new plant in the province of Berrechid to boost its recycling operations in…

18 05 2024 | 07:06

CAMEROON: Power-M, Huawei’s hybrid power management system launched in Yaoundé

Huawei will be marketing a new hybrid energy management system in Cameroon. The iSite Power-M solution was unveiled in the political capital Yaoundé on 3 May at the very first National Forum on…

18 05 2024 | 07:01

BII and NDF invest $30m in climate insurance technologies in Africa

As climate disruption threatens the livelihoods of rural populations in Africa, British International Investment (BII) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) are investing $29.5 million in climate…

11 05 2024 | 04:33

Fundraising for young mom's affected by floods in Nairobi Kenya

Fundraising for young mom's affected by floods in Nairobi Kenya The donations can be inform of clothes shoes blankets pads diapers mattresses, school bags, books, pens and food. Any help will be…

10 05 2024 | 07:52

Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, joint committee investigation finds

Big oil has privately acknowledged its efforts to downplay the dangers of burning fossil fuels, US Democrats have found. Major fossil-fuel firms have also pledged support for international climate…

10 05 2024 | 07:48

Big oil spent decades sowing doubt about fossil fuel dangers, experts testify

The fossil fuel industry spent decades sowing doubt about the dangers of burning oil and gas, experts and Democratic lawmakers testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The Senate budget committee…

10 05 2024 | 07:31

World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target

Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds

10 05 2024 | 07:30

Engie and Scatec secure land for 8 GW of wind power in the Egyptian desert

Two major players on the Egyptian energy scene have secured land for the deployment of 8 GW of wind power. Scatec and Engie will carry out these projects in the western governorate of Sohag. Egypt…

10 05 2024 | 07:26

Rampant threat: climate crisis is accelerating the proliferation of venomous snakes

Global climate change is causing a series of dramatic environmental phenomena. Among them, the migration of species, including venomous snakes, is causing growing concern.

08 05 2024 | 08:40

Should Harming Mother Earth Be a Crime? The Case for Ecocide

On December 3, 2019, the Pacific island state of Vanuatu