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05 08 2024 | 22:08

Arthouros Zervos (1952 – 2024)- Tribute to a man that changed the world

At a ceremony yesterday in Athens, Professor Arthouros Zervos was laid to rest. No other person in the world had a greater impact on the early deployment of renewable energy.

05 08 2024 | 22:06

Kenya’s new cabinet: finance minister faces an uphill battle against corruption, unemployment and debt

Kenya faces difficult times ahead because of pressure to pay debts, create jobs for the youth, offer improved services to citizens and uproot entrenched corruption.

05 08 2024 | 22:03

Africa’s richest man scrambles to calm crisis around $20 billion refinery

LAGOS — Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is battling to get his $20 billion refinery in Nigeria fully functional and begin recouping returns on his investment as clashes with local regulators and…

05 08 2024 | 21:56

A cautionary tale from South Africa’s ‘just energy transition’

Hello and welcome back to Energy Source, coming to you today from London and Johannesburg. Brett Christophers, the author of The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet, had a hot take…

05 08 2024 | 11:14

China’s Batteries Are Now Cheap Enough to Power Huge Shifts

Coming to Grips With A Crash Prices for batteries in China are plummeting, and the implications are just starting to ripple outward for the global automotive market.

05 08 2024 | 10:57

Lessons From the Coal Boom That Didn’t Happen

Cover Image by: David Lyons/Alamy Stock Photo In 2015 when the Paris Agreement was reached, its new goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) was at risk of being dead on…

05 08 2024 | 10:56

Who is brave enough to back Brazil’s global tax on billionaires? The answer will define our future

A protester holds a placard during a rally against the 54th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 14 January 2024. Photograph: Andy Barton/Alamy

05 08 2024 | 10:53

Almost quarter of big fashion brands have no decarbonisation plan, report finds

Environmental pollution on river banks near a textile industrial area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photograph: Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures/Getty Images Almost a quarter of the world’s biggest fashion…

05 08 2024 | 10:51

Tree bark plays vital role in removing methane from atmosphere, study finds

Microbes in the bark of trees play a vital role in removing methane from the atmosphere, scientists have discovered. The greenhouse gas is a product of agriculture and the burning of fossil fuels…

05 08 2024 | 10:51

Why electric vehicles struggle in extreme cold

Freezing temperatures affect electric vehicles in two major ways - and it all comes down to the battery. Tesla and other car manufacturers have given drivers instructions on how to cope.

05 08 2024 | 10:45

Burkina Faso shows 20 SMEs how to combine competitiveness and low carbon consumption

A call for applications is open until 20 July 2024 for industrial and commercial companies based in six communes of Burkina Faso. The aim is to train managers in competitiveness and reducing the…

05 08 2024 | 10:44

Osmosun installs its first desalination unit in Morocco for irrigation purpose

The Franco-Moroccan company Sand To Green has just installed a solar-powered seawater and brackish water desalination unit to speed up its regenerative agriculture project under way in the Guelmim-…

05 08 2024 | 10:44

SOUTH AFRICA: $250m Nedbank loan to support water supply in Limpopo

Underway since June 2019, work on phase 2 of the Mokolo Crocodile Water Augmentation Project (MCWAP-2A) is set to accelerate over the coming months in Lephalale, a municipality in the South African…

05 08 2024 | 10:41

Work begins on Abidjan’s BRT to link Yopougon and Bingerville in 45 minutes

The city of Abidjan will soon have its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), worth 363 million euros. The first 20 km line will link the coincils of Yopougon and Bingerville in just 45 minutes. The works have…

05 08 2024 | 10:38

London must prepare for floods and heatwaves - report

  London must better prepare for severe floods and heatwaves, a report has warned. The London Climate Resilience Review, published on Wednesday, called for a "reset moment" for the capital…

05 08 2024 | 10:35

Ahead of hurricane weather, vetiver is stabilising this Caribbean island's crumbling hillsides

The Caribbean is bracing itself for an intense hurricane season. A fragrant plant could help limit damage from extreme weather in Trinidad.

05 08 2024 | 10:34

5 Ways Wildfires Affect People Near and Far

Cover Image by: Anthony Quintano/Flickr As wildfires become more frequent and more severe worldwide, people near and far are increasingly feeling their impacts.

05 08 2024 | 10:31

What science says about staying cool in a heatwave

Soaring temperatures make daily life uncomfortable, but also pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. Here is our guide to getting through one.

05 08 2024 | 10:19

People swim, drive and wade through deep floodwater in Manila

People in the Philippines have been battling knee-deep floodwater after Typhoon Gaemi lashed the country's capital. Footage shows people attempting to walk through the flooding in Manila, whilst…