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18 04 2024 | 09:49

March marks yet another record in global heat

The world just experienced its warmest March on record, ca

18 04 2024 | 09:33

Our ocean is bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. Greater protection is urgently needed.

Last month brought grim news: The Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral system in the world, is experiencing its fifth mass bleaching event in the past eight years. Unfortunately, it’s far from alone…

18 04 2024 | 09:19

Global heating pushes coral reefs towards worst planet-wide mass bleaching on record

Global heating has pushed the world’s coral reefs to a fourth planet-wide mass bleaching event that is on track to be the most extensive on record, US government scientists have confirmed. Some 54%…

18 04 2024 | 09:13

Climate crisis increasing frequency of deadly ocean upwells, study finds

A climate-disrupted ocean is pushing sharks, rays and other species to flee ever-hotter water in the tropics, only for them to be killed by increasingly intense upwells of cold water from the depths…

18 04 2024 | 08:45

Wind power: Cabeolica in Cape Verde to invest $50m in expansion and storage

In Cape Verde, special-purpose company Cabeolica has obtained the go-ahead from the authorities to expand its wind energy production capacity on the island of Santiago. The company will also invest…

18 04 2024 | 07:37

Faced with the climate, the EIB lends €100m for sustainable agriculture in Rwanda

Removing the obstacles to access to agricultural finance. This is the aim of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Bank of Kigali, which recently signed a €100 million partnership to facilitate the…

18 04 2024 | 07:33

SOUTH AFRICA: Interwaste inaugurates the 1st leachate treatment plant in Delmas

This is a first for South Africa. Since 10 April 2024, a plant has been treating leachate and wastewater in Delmas, a town in the province of Mpumalanga. The plant, which required an investment of…

18 04 2024 | 07:28

Can the circular economy better contribute to climate action in Africa?

According to a recent MarketsandMarkets™ report, the global waste management market reached $1219.6 billion in 2024 and could grow to $1598.1 billion by 2029. While this investment is proof that this…

18 04 2024 | 07:25

Congo Basin: certified forests, a refuge for wildlife

A recent study published in the journal Nature on 10 April 2024 provides encouraging news for biodiversity conservation in the Congo Basin. Led by Utrecht University in the Netherlands, with the…

18 04 2024 | 07:21

Piotr Barczak: "circular economy is much more than waste management and recycling"

The World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) opened yesterday, 15 April 2024, in Brussels, Belgium. Over four days in the European capital, the event brings together players from all sectors of the…

18 04 2024 | 07:11

Women’s entrepreneurship: the AfDB promises more financing by 2026 in Togo

In Togo, the financing gap for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) run by women is in the region of 45 million dollars, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB). Through its AFAWA…

18 04 2024 | 07:06

SOUTH AFRICA: Adac starts decarbonising its data centres with solar power

In the Western Cape province of South Africa, Distributed Power Africa (DPA) is starting work on a 12 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant. It will supply clean electricity to the Africa Data Centres (…

18 04 2024 | 07:03

NIGERIA: LAWMA steps up training for waste circularity in Lagos

Lagos is one of the most waste-polluted cities in Nigeria and Africa, with more than 13,000 tonnes of solid waste produced every day. The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is launching a month…

18 04 2024 | 07:00

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC commits $300m for housing and clean energy

At a time when the energy transition is in full swing in South Africa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has granted a $300 million loan to the local subsidiary of the Standard Bank group.…

17 04 2024 | 12:23

Greek steel company to execute Norway-led European floating offshore wind projects

Moreld Ocean Wind AS and Lykomitros Steel SA has signed a MOU in Athens, aiming to win floating offshore wind projects in Europe together. 

17 04 2024 | 09:57

Coal phase-out: Germany shuts down 15 coal-fired power plants

Germany shut down 15 coal-fired power plants over Easter t

17 04 2024 | 09:38

German transport minister stirs climate debate with threat of driving bans

A debate on abandoning sector-specific climate targets is heating up in Germany after Transport Minister Volker Wissing from the liberal FDP party warned that he might have to impose car bans on…