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01 10 2019 | 10:35

Hit for Six Report.

Documenting the impact of climate change on cricket, from batsman struggling in extreme heat to drought and flood affecting pitches, game needs to react say experts. From drought to heatwave and…

01 10 2019 | 10:33

Plastic Pollution Continues in Lake Malawi Despite Ban.

MANGOCHI, MALAWI - Plastic bags continue to pollute Lake Malawi, despite a government ban on their use. Conservationists say the plastic is a threat to about 1,000 fish species found in the Africa's…

01 10 2019 | 10:28

Zimbabwe's water woes worsen as capital shuts down treatment plant.

Harare (CNN)Authorities in Zimbawe are scrambling to meet the water needs of the country's capital Harare after the city's main water treatment plant was shut down on Monday, leaving 1 million people…

01 10 2019 | 10:23

Africa Power Roundtable - London - 29-30 October.

The Annual DLO Africa Power Roundtable (“DLO APR”) is taking place on the 29th & 30th of October 2019 in London at the offices of BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER, Adelaide House, London Bridge,…

01 10 2019 | 10:15

How smart meters saved water and money in drought-ravaged Cape Town.

London (CNN Business)In 2018, a severe drought brought Cape Town close to "Day Zero," when it could have become the world's first major city to run out of water. Dam levels in South Africa's Western…

01 10 2019 | 10:11

How Inexpensive Must Energy Storage Be for Utilities to Switch to 100 Percent Renewables?

MIT researchers list the energy storage technologies that could enable a 100 percent renewable grid. Last week, the city of Los Angeles inked a deal for a solar-plus-storage system at a record-low…

01 10 2019 | 09:59

IKEA is investing $2.8 billion in renewable energy infrastructure.

The world’s largest furniture company is determined to go off-grid, and it’s developing an affordable solar energy program to convince you to do the same. Timed for the UN Climate Action Summit in…

01 10 2019 | 09:58

Ugandan Woman Turns Plastic Bags Into Backpacks.

MPIGI, UGANDA — Faith Aweko of Uganda describes herself as a "waste-preneur."  She has come up with an innovative way to transform discarded plastic bags into backpacks for everyday use.   Aweko has…

01 10 2019 | 09:24

Renewables displace oil as top world energy source late 2040s: US EIA.

Washington — Renewable energy will displace petroleum as the most-used global energy source in the late 2040s, but oil demand is not expected to peak before 2050, the US Energy Information…

01 10 2019 | 09:18

Turning the tables: global poverty conference to be held in a slum.

Inaugural World Poverty Forum – dubbed ‘Davos with the poor’ – to take place in Kenya’s Kibera to ensure voices of poorest are heard. A global conference on poverty is to take place in Africa’s…

01 10 2019 | 09:11

World’s first dedicated climate resilience bond, for US$ 700m, is issued by EBRD.

EBRD launches first ever dedicated climate resilience bond, raising US$ 700 million Proceeds to finance investments in climate resilience projects Launch follows adoption of Climate Resilience…

01 10 2019 | 08:03

IPCC report: extreme sea level events will be ‘once a year’ by 2050.

The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report has warned of extreme sea level rise by 2050. The latest IPCC report ‘Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’ highlights the damaging…

30 09 2019 | 08:18

Only 2 countries are meeting their climate pledges. Here’s how the 10 worst could improve.

In front of a gathering of arguably the most powerful leaders in the world, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg opened with a warning: “We’ll be watching you.” Thunberg made her speech to the United Nations…

29 09 2019 | 11:15

Συγχαρητήρια, χωρίς “ναι μεν, αλλά”

Με αφορμή τις δηλώσεις του Πρωθυπουργού για απολιγνιτοποίηση της χώρας (ήτοι κλείσιμο των λιγνιτικών σταθμών) ως το 2028. Ο πρωθυπουργός της χώρας ανακοίνωσε

29 09 2019 | 10:23

Climate crisis: 6 million people join latest wave of global protests

Six million people have taken to the streets over the past week, uniting across timezones, cultures and generations to demand urgent action on the escalating ecological emergency. Demonstrators in…

27 09 2019 | 10:57

Is There a Link Between Renewable Energy and Clean Water?

Stories about lead poisoning in the first world and water rights sold for a pittance to corporations are commonplace. As a result of that, more eyes than ever are trained on the earth’s water and…

27 09 2019 | 10:54

Tanzania's Int'l Trade Show on Solar Products, Eqpts & Machinery (7-9/11/2019).

Solar returns to Tanzania at the Diamond Jubilee Expo Center, Dar-es-Salaam 5th Solar Africa 2019, East Africa's largest Solar Technology Products, Machinery and Equipment fair, is back again this…

27 09 2019 | 10:52

Can a book change the world? It's time to try.

Girl Rising started as a film profiling nine unforgettable girls coming of age in the developing world and confronting barriers to their education. Powered by these stories of resilience and…

27 09 2019 | 10:52

Nigeria floods: 'Too late' to replant damaged crops.

Meteorologists are warning Nigerians to expect more flooding nationwide, raising fears of food shortages. Food supplies are threatened in northwest Nigeriawhere floods have destroyed crops. Dozens…