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08 07 2024 | 15:50

Oil Worker’s Shift to Geothermal Reflects ‘Endless’ Opportunity in Clean Careers

An oil sands worker who drilled his way into the geothermal industry is just one example of how the clean energy transition is creating new opportunities for the Canadian work force, now supported by…

08 07 2024 | 15:39

Kenya’s Ruto pledges spending cuts after nationwide protests

NAIROBI, July 5 (Reuters) – Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday pledged spending cuts totalling 177 billion shillings ($1.39 billion) in the fiscal year that started in July, after weeks of…

08 07 2024 | 15:17

Sharp rise in number of climate lawsuits against companies, report says

The number of climate lawsuits filed against companies around the world is rising swiftly, a report has found, and a majority of cases that have concluded have been successful. About 230 climate-…

08 07 2024 | 15:15

William Armstrong: Victorian who built first hydroelectric-powered house

William Armstrong was a Victorian inventor and engineer who in 1870 created the world’s first hydroelectric power scheme, at his family home of Cragside, near Rothbury, Northumberland. It was run by…

08 07 2024 | 15:07

Nuclear more costly and could ‘sound the death knell’ for Australia’s decarbonisation efforts, report says

A nuclear-powered Australian economy would result in higher-cost electricity and would “sound the death knell” for decarbonisation efforts if it distracts from renewables investment, a report by…

08 07 2024 | 15:00

Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29

Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks…

08 07 2024 | 14:53

The Coalition’s nuclear fantasy serves short-term political objectives – and its fossil fuel backers

In 1959 the US government hatched a covert scheme to replace every single bird with a replicant surveillance drone to spy on its own citizens. This is only the second silliest theory flying around…

08 07 2024 | 13:45

Can The Law Drag Fossil Fuels Into Greener Pastures?

The law and fossil fuels: as lawyers in courts around the world battle it out over the future of non-renewable energy sources – not to mention the future of the planet – Rachel Donald asks whether it…

08 07 2024 | 13:29

39 killed in Kenya anti-tax protests says National Commission on Human Rights

A total of 39 people have been killed in anti-government protests in Kenya that erupted last month over planned tax hikes, the national rights watchdog said on Monday, July 1, a tally double what the…

08 07 2024 | 13:29

Child malnutrition crisis in Nigeria amid rural violence and soaring food inflation

An unprecedented number of children in northern Nigeria are suffering from acute malnutrition, aid workers in the country have said. Nigeria has the “largest number of food insecure people globally…

01 07 2024 | 18:45

Ομιλία Προέδρου & Διευθύνοντος Συμβούλου στην Τακτική Γενική Συνέλευση

  Ομιλία Προέδρου & Διευθύνοντος Συμβούλου στην Τακτική Γενική Συνέλευση Τετάρτη 26 Ιουνίου 2024  

01 07 2024 | 18:35

Πρόταση για τον σχεδιασμό πρόληψης δασικών πυρκαγιών σε τοπικό επίπεδο

Πρόταση για τον σχεδιασμό πρόληψης δασικών πυρκαγιών

01 07 2024 | 10:56

Nigeria Declares Health Emergency Over Cholera Outbreak

Nigeria’s federal government, on Monday, activated the National Cholera Multi-Sectoral Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) following the threat of cholera epidemic in the country. The government said…

01 07 2024 | 10:53

Millions of children going hungry in Sudan - Unicef

The head of the United Nations children’s agency, Unicef, says Sudan is one of the worst places in the world for children. Catherine Russell says it now has the largest displacement of children…

01 07 2024 | 10:45

Sierra Leone bans child marriage in huge win for activists

Sierra Leone’s Parliament passed a historic bill criminalizing child marriage, a major victory for campaigners in a region that has the highest prevalence of the practice in the world. The bill,…

01 07 2024 | 10:36

Obama's sister teargassed as she shows solidarity with Kenyan youths

Auma Obama, sister to former US president Barack Obama teargassed during Kenyan protest Kenyan youths protesting against new tax proposal, sparking widespread resentment Government set to discuss…

01 07 2024 | 10:32

Dangote accuses IOCs of crude oil price manipulation, claims firms sabotaging refinery

Devakumar Edwin, the Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has accused International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria of actively trying to undermine the Dangote Oil…

01 07 2024 | 10:32

Water-borne diseases: UNICEF strengthens Libya’s water treatment system

Since the most recent floods in September 2023 in eastern Libya, there has been an increase in the number of cases of illnesses linked to drinking unsafe water. The United Nations Children's Fund (…

01 07 2024 | 10:28

The World Bank grants $200 million to clean up Dakar and other towns in Senegal

The first phase of the Integrated Water Security and Sanitation Programme (PISEA) launched by the Senegalese government has already received its first support. The World Bank has announced that it…