‘Highly implausible’ that new Galilee Basin coalmines would be profitable, study finds

Any new coalmines in Australia’s Galilee Basin, including Adani’s Carmichael mine, will not be economically viable in the long run under even the most generous assumptions about the future of the fossil fuel, according to an analysis by German academics.

At Greening the Islands Observatory meeting priority solutions are identified for Gozo as it aims towards reaching carbon neutrality by 2030

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Report: COVID-19 Slows Progress Towards Universal Energy Access

FUELLING FAILURE: HOW FOSSIL FUELS UNDERMINE THE SDGS

Dr. Avgerinopoulou, Chairperson of Environment Committee of the Hellenic Parliament, at Stockholm+50

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Australia’s biggest coal plant can’t get enough coal, as fossil fuel disaster accelerates

The fossil fuel crisis affecting Australia’s energy markets took a new twist on Wednesday when Origin Energy, the owner of the country’s biggest coal generator, confirmed it could not source enough coal to keep the  2.8GW Eraring plant in NSW operating at anywhere near full capacity.

For 50 years, governments have failed to act on climate change. No more excuses

Current policies will bring ‘catastrophic’ climate breakdown, warn former UN leaders

The policies currently in place to tackle the climate crisis around the world will lead to “catastrophic” climate breakdown, as governments have failed to take the actions needed to fulfil their promises, three former UN climate leaders have warned.

Lagos State off-grid electrification strategy and action plan announced

The Lagos State Government has announced that it has developed the Lagos State Off-Grid Electrification Strategy and Action Plan.

MOZAMBIQUE: AfDB Supports Mphanda Nkuwa Mega Hydroelectric Project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting the implementation of the Mphanda Nkuwa mega hydroelectric project in western Mozambique.

DRC: 18 solar-powered water supply systems provide water to 8,000 people in Lualaba

Société sino-congolaise des mines (SICOMINES) will finance the construction of 18 drinking water supply systems in four localities in the province of Lualaba in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

GABON: Owendo Container awarded Green Terminal label for its environmental performanc

Bolloré Ports, the subsidiary of the French group Bolloré, has awarded its Green Terminal label to Owendo Container Terminal (OCT), the manager of the container terminal in the Port of Libreville in Gabon.

MALI: Uduma provide drinking water to 45,000 people in Bougouni through 75 mini-WTPs

Uduma Mali has been awarded a new contract to manage drinking water services in Bougouni, in the Sikasso region of Mali.

MOROCCO: a call for tender for the studies of a water desalination project in the East

The Directorate of Research and Planning of the Moroccan Ministry of Equipment and Water is launching a call for expressions of interest for the execution of feasibility studies for a sea water desalination project in the Oriental region.

KENYA: Konza Technopolis, a smart city under construction in Machakos

As part of its "Vision 2030" for development, Kenya launched the construction of Konza Technopolis in 2012, a large technology centre located in Machakos County, south of Nairobi.

AFRICA: Power Africa grants solarisation of 245 clinics in 5 countries

As part of the Power Africa initiative, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing a $2.3 million grant to six providers of off-grid solar energy systems.

AFRICITIES 2022: what concrete commitments for the future of intermediate cities?

Among the commitments made at the Africities summit held from 17 to 21 May 2022 in the Kenyan city of Kisumu, the leaders of local authorities and economic players agreed to promote green mobility, create green jobs, adopt circularity for better management of plast

CONGO: CGGC and Energaz Sign PPP for Two 331 MW Hydroelectric Plants

China Grezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) will build two new power plants in Congo alongside Congolese company Energaz.

COP15: restoring 1 billion hectares of degraded land by 2030

The fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) to combat desertification ended on 20 May 2022 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on a note of mixed satisfaction.

ESG case study: South Africa’s SA Taxi attracts new set of investors

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.