Give Africa’s youth a voice in shaping the climate agenda. It is their future at stake
By 2050, Africa’s 1bn children will bear the brunt of the climate crisis, yet they have no say in decisions largely made by old men
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UN chief appeals for ‘massive’ help as flood-hit Pakistan puts losses at $30bn
Countries most responsible for climate crisis must ‘end war with nature’, says António Guterres
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The Southern Ocean absorbs more heat than any other ocean on Earth and the impacts will be felt for generations
This ocean warming controls the rate of climate change, and the effects such as sea level rise are irreversible on human timescales
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The Tories spent a decade putting fossil fuel profits first. Now we’re all paying the price
Instead of home insulation and cheap renewables, ministers have given us fracking. This crisis is just the start of the pain
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Addressing drought crisis needs national, international support
During the Gulf War in 1991, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was looking for a legal advisor on international humanitarian law.
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Rich countries caused Pakistan’s catastrophic flooding. Their response? Inertia and apathy
If Cop27 fails to bring the major polluters to heel, the global south will be forced to act on its own
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African leaders: Richer nations must pay more to prepare for climate change
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - African leaders called on Monday for their counterparts from richer, polluting natio
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Large parts of Amazon may never recover, major study says
Swathes of rainforest have reached tipping point, research by scientists and Indigenous organisations concludes
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Drought likely to push parts of Somalia into famine by end of year, warns UN
World is ‘in last minute of the 11th hour to save lives’, says aid chief, amid fears that crisis is worse than 2010 famine, when 250,000 died
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Burning forests for energy isn’t ‘renewable’ – now the EU must admit it
The EU’s classification of wood fuels is accelerating the climate crisis. Next week, a key vote can change that
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Over-consumption and drought reduce lake in vital Spanish wetland to puddle
Experts and environmentalists say aquifer feeding Doñana national park, a Unesco heritage site, has been overexploited for tourism and to water fruit farms
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Who will fund Sizewell C nuclear plant and when will it be built?
Boris Johnson is expected to confirm government funding for Suffolk project
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It is 100 days until Cop15 – and the omens are good for a global plan to protect nature
Despite many challenges, December’s crucial biodiversity talks in Montreal may set a new path for humans to live with nature
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How car culture colonised our thinking – and our language
We have become used to thinking about things from a driver’s perspective – but is that the sort of world we want?
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‘We’re going to pay in a big way’: a shocking new book on the climate crisis
In An Inconvenient Apocalypse, authors Wes Jackson and Robert Jensen write that society needs to be better prepared for an inevitable collapse
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NIGERIA: Use of refuse bins to be mandatory from January 2023 in Lagos
The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is implementing reforms for the year 2023.
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CAMEROON: Chinese mining company on trial for murder and pollution
A case pending in the court of Batouri, in the eastern region of Cameroon, involves Mencheng Wang Woping.
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KENYA: Voltalia and Trina complete the installation of the Kesses solar power plant
The French company Voltalia and the Chinese company Trina Solar are completing the construction of the Kesses solar photovoltaic power plant in Kenya.
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MAURITANIA: Total Eren joins Chariot’s Nour green hydrogen project
British company Chariot will implement its Nour project in partnership with Total Eren, the subsidiary of French multinational TotalEnergies.
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EAST AFRICA: Toshiba Signs Geothermal Partnership With KenGen
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), the largest producer of geothermal energy in East Africa, has signed a partnership with Japan's Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS).
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