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13 09 2024 | 07:34

Uganda: City Hall advances on waste-to-energy facility in Mukono District

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…

13 09 2024 | 07:34

A cool flame: how Gaia theory was born out of a secret love affair

Prof James Lovelock in 2004.Photograph: Tim Cuff/Alamy

13 09 2024 | 07:30

South Australia is aiming for 100% renewable energy by 2027. It’s already internationally ‘remarkable’

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.…

13 09 2024 | 07:27

As Pacific Islanders, we need climate action – not greenwashing – from Azerbaijan

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,…

13 09 2024 | 07:14

Namibia's hydrogen ambitions take shape

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…

13 09 2024 | 06:58

Sanctioned Russian oligarchs allowed to invest in UK North Sea oil producer

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…

13 09 2024 | 06:45

UN climate chief calls for “exponential changes” to boost investment in Africa

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…

13 09 2024 | 06:41

Bigger share of COP29 badges for Global South NGOs upsets rich-country groups

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…

13 09 2024 | 06:35

10 Tough Climate Questions for the Presidential Debate

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…

13 09 2024 | 06:27

The biggest oil spill in US history: What we've learned since Deepwater Horizon

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…

13 09 2024 | 06:14

Nigeria licenses first floating LNG plant for export and domestic use

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

10 09 2024 | 08:35

Global heating could raise potential for offshore wind power, study says

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…

10 09 2024 | 08:32

The vanishing mangroves of El Salvador: ‘All our efforts may only slow the destruction’

Alvaro Avilez, 69, prepares to clear a tree from a mangrove channel. Photograph: Camilo Freedman/The Guardian

10 09 2024 | 08:24

If Trump wins the election, this is what's at stake

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…

10 09 2024 | 08:17

‘Flight shame is dead’: concern grows over climate impact of tourism boom

Lanarca, Cyprus. Passenger traffic at European airports has soared to pre-Covid levels. Photograph: Etienne Torbey/AFP/Getty Images

10 09 2024 | 08:16

Can Australia reach net zero by 2050? A new reports shows it must be ‘the new normal’

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/…

10 09 2024 | 08:14

Phoenix, Arizona, hits its 100th consecutive day of 100F weather

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.

10 09 2024 | 08:12

‘Dangerously hot’ weather roasts US west as brutal summer continues

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…

10 09 2024 | 08:09

University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report

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’…