The state-owned company Côte d'Ivoire Energies (CI-Energies) has renewed its contract with the French group Aera. The carbon credit trader has been monetising the carbon credits of the Soubré…
French Development Agency (AFD) is confirming a €130 million loan for sanitation in Yopougon, in the autonomous district of Abidjan in Ivory Coast. The financing is intended for the construction of…
The founder of the Bezos Earth Fund has announced the granting of 35 million dollars to Gabon, to support the preservation of forests. The funding is part of the foundation's $110 million commitment…
The Kenyan government is launching the sixth reforestation campaign of the Kaptagat forest in the west of the country, with the planting of 250,000 trees. The initiative, which is supported by…
French Development Agency (AFD) is launching the third phase of the "Impact 2024 International" program with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee to select 26 initiatives…
The Kenyan subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has announced a $2 million investment to improve the management of wastewater discharged from its Equator Bottlers plant in Kisumu, western…
UN Climate Change News, 19 July 2022 – The public-facing segment of this year’s Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW 2022) opened in Santo Domingo today with strong calls for regional…
The Kafue National Park joins the portfolio of African Parks. The nature conservation organization is committed to managing Zambia's largest national park for a period of 20 years. African Parks'…
The World Bank is releasing $250 million in financing for Benin. The funds will support investments in new drinking water supply infrastructure that can serve 3 million people in rural areas.
The…
Thousands of people could die in the coming heatwave, experts have warned, as the government triggered the first ever national emergency heat red alert with a record 40C (104F) temperature forecast…
Thousands of people in Portugal, Spain, France and Morocco have been evacuated from their homes as firefighters tackle wildfires caused by this week’s heatwave, which has brought extreme temperatures…
The US hunting lobby has spent £1m putting pressure on the government to delay the trophy import ban, a new report by MPs has found.
Boris Johnson promised to ban the imports of these trophies three…
The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) has signed financing agreements with several companies to electrify at least 580,000 households and small businesses. This new round of financing benefits…
The US has inflicted more than $1.9tn in damage to other countries from the effects of its greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new analysis that has provided the first measurement of nations’…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an agreement with the Tanzanian government for a $125.2 million loan. The funding is intended to reduce water shortages in the Dodoma region of Tanzania…
From Blue Planet II to House of Games, programme-makers are putting the climate crisis on screen – and rethinking how the whole industry operates. The aim? Net zero by 2030
For years, scientists have worked to create an energy-dense and eco-friendly fuel, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, researchers have finally created one — biofuel derived…