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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…