Extreme Weather Is Shaking Up Africa's Corn Trade.

At least three African nations will need to import more corn this year after extreme weather from cyclones to drought devastated crops, sparking some unusual trade flows.

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Digital Solar & Storage - Innovating the New Energy World 5-6 November 2019, Brussels

Europe’s biggest subsidy-free solar project’ nears completion in Portugal.

Chinese manufacturer Jetion Solar has supplied 221 MW of its polycrystalline modules to the scheme, which is being developed by Irish firm WElink Energy with state-owned China National Building Materials the EPC provider

Germany and Spain to be the solar flag bearers.

Traditional power Germany and a rejuvenated Spain will top the chart for new capacity additions as Europe prepares to hit more than 250 GW of new PV by 2024. Small scale systems for self-consumption will play a big role, according to consultants WoodMac.

Global heating to inflict more droughts on Africa as well as floods.

New UK research predicts extremes of weather will hit food production.

Digital dashboard brings early-warning tool for disease outbreaks in Maputo.

When the Mozambican capital of Maputo gets hit by heavy storms, some parts of the city experience flash floods. This leads to a build-up of stagnant water and swampy conditions that are ideal for outbreaks of diseases like malaria or cholera.

Automation will bring new challenges and possibilities.

The nation’s leadership is preparing its people for a changing world of work and commerce.

UAE integrates renewable energy into national education system.

The UAE Ministry of Education and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed an agreement to cooperate on the integration of renewable energy and sustainable development into the national education system.

US generates more electricity from renewables than coal for first time ever.

In April, renewables provided 23% compared to coal’s 20% ‘The fate of coal has been sealed. The market has spoken’ The US generated more electricity from renewable sources than coal for the first time ever in April, new federal government data has shown.

Meltdown: the climate crisis – in pictures from the Natural History Museum of Vienna.

MELTDOWN – a visualisation of climate change has opened at Natural History Museum of Vienna. Created by the climate crisis charity Project Pressure, the exhibition on vanishing glaciers uses art to inspire action and behavioural change.

The Journey Begins.

What is the EKOenergy ecolabel?

EKOenergy is a nonprofit and international ecolabel for renewable electricity and gas. The ecolabel is hosted by Finnish Association for Nature Conservation and was launched in February 2013 with the help of environmental organisations from 19 countries.

At Trondheim Conference, leaders, experts seek solutions to biodiversity loss.

Representatives from the Governments of around 110 countries, and several leading experts, will assemble in Trondheim July 2nd to 5th to look at how we can reverse the trend and stop the loss of biodiversity.

Renewable news from East Africa.

Kenyan project among Ashden Awards

Increase in climate change-related heat stress predicted to bring productivity loss equivalent to 80 million jobs.

Global warming is expected to result in an increase in work-related heat stress, damaging productivity and causing job and economic losses. The poorest countries will be worst affected.

Is climate change to blame for the extreme heat wave in Europe?

The extreme heat wave that's been scorching Europe in triple-digit temperatures may be up to 100 times more likely

We have too many fossil-fuel power plants to meet climate goals.

The fossil-fuel burning power plants, factories, vehicles, and buildings we've already built will, if operated normally over their full lifetimes, almost certainly warm the Earth more than the Paris Agreemen

African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst.

Social and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing prosperity and heavy foreign investment.

New joint project between wind and chemical industry to advance wind turbine recycling.

WindEurope, Cefic (the European Chemical Industry Council) and EUCIA (the European Composites Industry Association) have created a cross-sector platform to advance novel approaches to the recycling of wind turbine blades.

Youth Climate Summit, 21 September 2019

The UN Youth Climate Summit is a platform for young leaders who are driving climate action to showcase their solutions at the United Nations, and to meaningfully engage with decision-makers on the defining issue of our time.