Of all continents, Africa is least responsible for climate change. It has contributed only a minute part of the greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for the climate emergency the world faces…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will finance a 1,500MW hydropower project and associated transmission facilities in Mozambique.
The IFC will partner with the Mozambican Ministry of…
Spain is in the grip of its first heatwave of the year, with temperatures in parts of the west and south expected to reach 44C (111.2F).
Heatwaves – defined as at least three consecutive days of…
Critical to any strategy around climate change is the question of justice. The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) reports on climate change mitigation and its impacts…
Yaounde — Before the University of Yaounde 1 got its solar micro-grid in 2018, erratic power supplies in Cameroon’s capital meant Adamu Gilbert could not stock the fresh, chilled items he knew his…
Today, the High Representative and the European Commission adopted a Joint Communication on a 'Strategic Partnership with the Gulf' with the aim to broaden and deepen the European Union (EU)'s…
The world’s second-largest asset manager Vanguard has refused to stop new investments in fossil fuel projects and end its support for coal, oil and gas production.
Chief executive Tim Buckley said…
By agreeing to a far-reaching set of social goals, the JSE-listed company was able to improve their cost of capital and attract the attention of a new set of institutional investors.
The ENCLUDE Academy for Energy Citizen Leadership is an online program for leadership development and civic engagement for decarbonization. Participants will hone their individual leadership and…
The National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved the first private projects to be regulated under new amendments to how projects apply for a generation licence if under 100MW…
From the earliest global environment conference in the 1970s, through the Rio Earth Summit and 25 subsequent Cops, Guardian journalists have reported on every twist and turn of these gargantuan…
Speech by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa at the opening of the Bonn Climate Change Conference - June 2022:
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. And I would like to start by…
The availability of solar-powered water pumps and solar lamps have had a life-changing effect on rural communities in Kenya, providing clean drinking water and lighting while eliminating hardships,…
If the future remembers any corporate villain from 2022, it will be Stuart Kirk. The satirically titled head of “responsible investment” at HSBC looks the part: shaven headed, tightly trimmed beard,…
A team of scientists have used satellite data to detect methane plumes from an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first time that individual methane plumes from offshore platforms…
The Nigerian Exchange Limited has called for an increase in long-term sustainable finance to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Chief Executive Officer, Temi…
Η υποβάθμιση του περιβάλλοντος άρχισε να απασχολεί συστηματικά τη διεθνή κοινότητα μόλις στις αρχές της δεκαετίας του ’70. Μέχρι τότε, τα περιβαλλοντικά ζητήματα θεωρούνταν προβλήματα τοπικά ή…
Η σύσταση και λειτουργία μιας νέας ενιαίας ρυθμιστικής Αρχής, η οποία θα ελέγχει εκτός από την αγορά ενέργειας, τα ύδατα, τα λύματα αλλά και τη διαχείριση των απορριμμάτων _ μια προοπτική στην οποία…
Μια νέα γενιά πράσινων και βιώσιμων έργων άνω των 2 δισ. ευρώ έχει ξεκινήσει. Έργα ύδρευσης, αρδευτικά, αντιπλημμυρικά και «έξυπνης» διαχείρισης των υδάτινων πόρων βρίσκονται ψηλά στην ατζέντα. Η…
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