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05 08 2024 | 08:10

US energy reform bill a ‘wishlist for the fossil industry’, say environmental groups

The Venture Global LNG plant in Cameron, Louisiana, on 21 April 2022. Photograph: Martha Irvine/AP

05 08 2024 | 08:07

From green energy to rivers, environment at heart of nine plans in king’s speech

Planning changes, investment in infrastructure, a new national green energy company, a crackdown on water companies and more public transport – although Keir Starmer did not dwell on the green…

05 08 2024 | 08:07

US oil company ran 1977 article predicting climate crisis could cause starvation

Marathon Petroleum predecessor warned of potential for ‘social and economic calamities’ in decades-old publication The corporate predecessor to America’s largest refiner of oil, Marathon…

05 08 2024 | 08:06

Harris Grabs Green New Deal Network Endorsement That Eluded Biden

Vice President Kamala Harris has captured the support of a key coalition of progressive, youth-led and environmental justice-focused climate advocates, with the Green New Deal Network slated on…

05 08 2024 | 08:01

Shell’s half-year profits climb to £10.9bn after focusing on fossil fuels

Results take the company’s total profits for the first half of the year to $14bn and its share buybacks to $7bn. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters Shell’s profits have climbed to $14bn (£10.9bn) for…

05 08 2024 | 08:01

The store kitting out Kenyan champions-in-the-making

On the side of a red-clay road in Iten, a large town in the west of Kenya, resides a small corrugated-metal hut. It has no windows, nor typical signage above its yellow front door; instead,…

05 08 2024 | 07:58

‘Smarter money’ is the key that will unlock the promise of Africa and the Caribbean

Fishing vessels damaged by Hurricane Beryl in Barbados. Climate crisis-induced natural disasters are disproportionately affecting the Caribbean and Africa. Photograph: Ricardo Mazalán/AP

05 08 2024 | 07:56

Military spending in DRC and South Sudan rose fastest in the world: society ends up paying the price

Photo by Arlette Bashizi/AFP via Getty Images Global military expenditure is dominated by the United States and China, with 49% of total spending between them. According to the most recent report by…

05 08 2024 | 07:55

Rebuilding Kenya Stronger: Here's What's Needed to Rebound After Catastrophic Floods

Cover Image by: James Wakibia/SOPA Images/Sipa USA/Alamy Live News In Kenya and throughout East Africa, flooding this past April and May wreaked havoc, leaving a path of deadly destruction. The…

05 08 2024 | 07:52

Utah’s Great Salt Lake rings climate alarm bells over release of 4.1m tons of carbon dioxide

The Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, has lost more than 70% of its water. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP For years, scientists and environmental leaders have been raising alarm that the Great…

05 08 2024 | 07:50

Zambia asks mines to curtail normal power use by 40% amid crunch

Zambia has asked mining companies in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer to double their power-saving efforts to 40% of normal demand, as the worst drought in decades saps hydroelectric…

05 08 2024 | 07:50

Nigerian Regulator Says Dangote Seeking Import Ban on Diesel

Aliko Dangote has asked Nigeria to suspend imports of diesel and aviation fuel in a move that would hand his refinery a monopoly on their sale, the head of the country’s regulatory agency said.

05 08 2024 | 07:48

China sees highest number of significant floods since records began

This aerial photo taken on 28 July shows a flood-affected village following heavy rains caused by typhoon Gaemi in Zixing, in central China's Hunan province. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Halfway…

05 08 2024 | 07:48

Spiro receives Museveni’s support to launch its e-mobility activities in Uganda

Electromobility company Spiro has added Uganda to its list of countries of operation. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni took part in the launch of the company's activities, which focus on marketing…

05 08 2024 | 07:43

Harris is ‘perfect person’ to prosecute big oil, climate advocates say

Workers clean Huntington Beach after an oil spill in California on 5 October 2021. Photograph: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images If elected president, Kamala Harris should take on the…

05 08 2024 | 07:38

Is the Food Industry Concealing Possible Destruction of the Tropics From the Public?

Palm oil is one of the most used vegetable oils in the world and is 

05 08 2024 | 07:37

Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer

Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after collapsing on the searing asphalt outside a Phoenix convenience store where he stopped…

05 08 2024 | 07:28

Five Just Stop Oil protesters jailed for climbing gantries to block M25

L-R: Theresa Higginson, George Simonson, Gaie Delap, Paul Sousek and Paul Bell, who have been jailed, and Daniel Johnson, who received a suspended sentence. Photograph: Just Stop Oil Five supporters…

05 08 2024 | 07:24

Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave

Ground temperatures across great swathes of the ice sheets of Antarctica have soared an average of 10C above normal over the past month, in what has been described as a near record heatwave. While…

03 08 2024 | 05:54

GWEC founder Arthouros Zervos dies after short illness

Arthouros Zervos founded GWEC in 2005 and served as its first president for five years between 2005 and 2010.  GWEC said he passed away on yesterday (29 July) in Athens.  Zervos headed the European…