From Lagos and Lahore to London, it’s the poorest people who are most affected by air pollution. The poor tend to be priced out of the leafy suburbs where there are fewer highways and air quality is…
Recent news reports in the UK of breast ironing portray yet more ways in which culture causes harm to young girls. The reports followed renewed calls for stronger action against the practice, which…
The recent devastation in Mozambique due to two successive hurricanes (Aida and Kenneth) of unprecedented severity for southern Africa, are a clear indicator that we are now living in a climate…
This is the first major retailer in the UK that has made all of their own-brand foods palm oil free.
Selfridges now has all of their own-brand foods palm oil free, nine months ahead of the original…
The Green Party’s win in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection in British Columbia signals that climate change and other environmental issues will be at the top of Canadians’ minds during the federal…
This is the longest time the UK has been coal free since the industrial revolution.
The UK has now produced coal-free energy for seven days in a row, breaking the previous record set in April of 90…
The Namibian government has declared a national state of emergency with respect to a drought that has hit several areas in the southern African nation.
A statement from the presidency said: “the…
When Michael Bloomberg announced he was not running for president, the 77-year-old former New York mayor said would rather spend his remaining days (and considerable wealth) addressing issues dear to…
The Energy Transition Fund called for by the European Parliament is more than just a pot of money to support coal-dependent regions, says Claude Turmes, Luxembourg’s minister for energy and spatial…
On land, in the seas, in the sky, the devastating impact of humans on nature is laid bare in a compelling UN report.
One million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction.
Nature…
Nearly one billion people could face “their first exposure” to a host of mosquito-borne diseases by 2080 under extreme global warming, a study finds.
Countries in Europe, including the UK, would be…
According to a survey conducted in April 2019, the majority of South Africans are in favour of foreign investment in renewable energy resources. The study was conducted by E3G, an independent think…
Bosses of a major asset management firm has warned about the catastrophic effects of climate change.
The UK’s largest money manager, Legal and General Investment Management, have stated that the…
A planned ‘Future of Europe’ summit of European Union national leaders starting in Sibiu, Romania tomorrow was supposed to chart a course for the EU following Brexit. Instead, with Brexit delayed and…
Green-Kenya took part in The Pollination Project grantees meeting in Nairobi for experience sharing at Go- Down art centre. The meeting focused on the success, challenges of the grantees and those…
A low-cost shift to clean energy is now feasible for every region of the world, owing to the plummeting costs of solar and wind power, and breakthroughs in energy storage. The total system costs of…
REScoop is asking candidates and their political parties to guarantee new rights of citizens under the Clean Energy Package.
The European federation of renewable energy co-ops is asking candidates…
New research has found that global deforestation is on the rise.
The report, found that the tropics lost 12 million hectares of tree cover in 2018, the fourth-highest annual loss since records began…
Johannesburg, 9 April 2019 – At least 4.7 million jobs will be created by 2050 across energy sectors in Africa through a shift to renewable energy according to a new report released by Greenpeace…
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