The leadership of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has said the 135 acres of land in Ddundu Parish, Mukono District earmarked for waste management, is currently undergoing preparatory works for…
Solar farm in South Australia. Energy specialist Dr Gabrielle Kuiper says powering a jurisdiction of almost 2 million people with majority wind and solar is a globally significant achievement.…
A performer wears the flag of Tuvalu as she waits at a signing ceremony for the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union to come into force at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Nuku'alofa,…
Namibia plans to become a central hydrogen location in southern Africa. There are currently eight projects in various stages of development, three of which could start production this year. All three…
Harbour Energy bought Wintershall’s asset portfolio for $11.2bn (£8.5bn) in December 2023. Photograph: Garth Hannum
The government faces growing criticism after a company backed by two sanctioned…
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaking at climate talks in Bonn, Germany, in June 2024. Photo: UNFCCC/Lucia Vasquez
UN climate chief Simon Stiell has urged world leaders “to flip the…
NGO representatives speak at a press conference at COP28 in Dubai, December 2023. (Photo/Megan Rowling)
The UN climate change body said this week it is giving a larger share of attendance badges…
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to debate on Tuesday night. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images and Melina Mara/The Washington Post
As Vice President Kamala…
Over a decade on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, could we do a better job at cleaning it up today? (Credit: Getty Images)
Fourteen years after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, would we…
A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed ExxonMobil logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
A warmer world could bring more potential for offshore wind energy, according to a new study. Although it doesn’t bear thinking about, with heating of 4C potential offshore wind energy could…
Here is the biggest thing happening on our planet as we head into the autumn of 2024: the Earth is continuing to heat dramatically. Scientists have said that there’s a better than 90% chance that…
The sector pathways review shows the shift from coal to renewables is already happening fast, driven by the exit of old coal plants and the low cost of solar and wind power. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/…
A billboard shows the temperature in Phoenix, Arizona, on 5 June 2024. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Phoenix, Arizona, saw its 100th straight day of 100F (37.7C) heat this week.
Excessive heat continues to batter millions of people in California, Nevada and Arizona. Photograph: Zoe Meyers/Reuters
Searing temperatures are roasting the US west once again this week, as a…
BP funneled more than $2m to Princeton’s Carbon Mitigation Initiative between 2012 and 2017, new research has found. Composite: Bloomberg via Getty Images, the Guardian
Fossil fuel companies’…