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17 11 2021 | 14:32

‘A death sentence’: Indigenous climate activists denounce Cop26 deal

Schemes such as carbon trading favored by polluting nations lead to ecologically destructive projects like biofuels and dams. Indigenous communities facing an upsurge in land grabs, water shortages…

17 11 2021 | 14:22

Blockade Australia: anti-coal activists vow more disruption despite warnings of 25-year jail sentences

Climate activists have used their bodies, rope and glue as part of ‘destructive action’ to block part of the coal supply chain in the Hunter. Two climate activists shut down activity at the world’s…

17 11 2021 | 14:07

PARIS REINFORCE at COP26!

Our project had the opportunity to attend this year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, UK.

17 11 2021 | 14:02

House sparrow population in Europe drops by 247m

New study reveals huge declines in once common species amounting to loss of one in six birds since 1980 There are 247m million fewer house sparrows in Europe than there were in 1980, and other once…

16 11 2021 | 11:52

EDF Group and AME finalise financing for Chile's largest solar plant

On 30 September, EDF Group and its Chilean partner AME, in a 50/50 joint venture, finalised the financing of Chile's largest solar plant with a capacity of 480 MW. With this project, which is…

16 11 2021 | 11:47

Gold Mining in Burkina Faso Becomes Increasingly Dangerous

  BOUSSÉ —  Terror attacks on gold mining operations in Burkina Faso are becoming a regular occurrence. For VOA, reporter Henry Wilkins looks at the impact the attacks are having on the lives of…

16 11 2021 | 11:44

Barack Obama has a nerve preaching about the climate crisis

The former US president directed his Cop26 speech at young people, but he made the task of keeping warming to 1.5C far harder

16 11 2021 | 11:39

Green Business College Tackles South Africa’s Hunger, Unemployment

JOHANNESBURG — Like many nations hit by COVID-19, South Africa has seen rising unemployment and hunger since the onset of the pandemic. One school - the Green Business College - is tackling those…

16 11 2021 | 11:37

Cop26 draft text annotated: what it says and what it means

Fiona Harvey dissects the wording of the draft version of the document The draft text is the most important document that will emerge from the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow. Unlike the last major…

16 11 2021 | 11:36

Rwanda goes electric with locally made motorbikes

For 12 years Didier Ndabahariye has been ferrying passengers around the streets of Kigali - one of the thousands of motorbike taxi drivers, known locally as motos. Recently, he switched his usual…

16 11 2021 | 11:31

A wealth of sorrow: why Nigeria’s abundant oil reserves are really a curse

It is known as the resource curse: assets that should bring wealth and stability but instead lead to corruption and poverty. And for Nigeria, oil is the culprit In Nigeria, oil has been more of a…

16 11 2021 | 11:30

While countries wrangle over who should pay for the climate crisis, a community on Lagos Island is being swallowed by the sea

Lagos Island, Nigeria (CNN)Standing on the sand next to a building hollowed out by the churning sea, Sheriff Elegushi points far out into the Atlantic Ocean to where his ancestral home once stood.

16 11 2021 | 11:26

[PODCAST] Friends Or Foes ESG & The Mining Sector

Many mining and minerals businesses are already taking active steps on their ESG agenda; identifying their priorities and measuring their performance. But the real benefits come when you move beyond…

16 11 2021 | 11:25

‘The weather keeps playing tricks’: living on the frontline of global heating

From extreme weather obliterating homes to rising sea levels ruining crops, climate breakdown is a terrifying daily reality for many. Daharu Isah in Gusau, Nigeria I knew farming through my father…

16 11 2021 | 11:16

Secretary-General's statement on the conclusion of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26

Let me begin by thanking our hosts —the UK government and the people of Glasgow — for their tremendous hospitality.

16 11 2021 | 11:15

Fossil fuel advertising in sport ‘the new cigarette sponsorship’, ex-Wallabies captain David Pocock says

Oil and gas companies are extending their presence in sport, from elite levels down to grassroots Days after flying into Glasgow to catch the opening of the Cop26 climate summit, Santos CEO Kevin…

16 11 2021 | 11:06

What are the key points of the Glasgow climate pact?

Analysis: Cop26 delegates made progress on emissions cuts and climate adaptation but fell short on coal The Cop26 climate conference finally came to an end on Saturday night, having overrun by a…

16 11 2021 | 11:05

COP26 Reaches Consensus on Key Actions to Address Climate Change

Adaptation, mitigation and finance are all strengthened in a complex and delicate balance supported by all Parties. After six years of strenuous negotiations, pending items that prevented the full…