A study by the UN children’s agency has found that developing resilient energy systems to keep the power on in health facilities in Pakistan could prevent more than 175,000 deaths in the country by…
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / Baku Azerbaijan, 5 June 2024 – The incoming COP29 Presidency, Azerbaijan, will partner with IRENA on the monitoring of progress towards tripling renewable energy…
Coldplay has announced that they have reduced their touring carbon footprint by 59% compared with their previous world tour – via some creative methods that include kinetic dancefloors that allow…
The city of Maputo now has municipal officers who can interpret air quality data. Their training, which lasted a month in Barcelona, Spain, will help to step up the fight against air pollution in…
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU fishing) on 5 June 2024, Afrik21 spoke to Elie Badai, head of the fisheries control and…
While the cost of buying an electric vehicle can sometimes approach €170,000, depending on production costs and the model, German carmaker Volkswagen has announced that it will be manufacturing and…
South African mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has signed an agreement to purchase 140 MW of privately-owned wind power to power and decarbonise its extractive operations in the Rainbow Nation.…
Saudi company Acwa Power has signed an agreement with the Tunisian authorities for the development and production of green hydrogen in the country. This energy will be destined for the European…
Climate change has been dictating the law in East Africa for some years now. The first six months of 2024 were no exception, with an increase in the number of floods taking a heavy economic and…
Angola is best known for its heavenly beaches and culinary secrets. But this Central African country is also a bastion of wildlife, particularly in the municipality of Rivungo. Immerse yourself in…
According to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), developing countries received $115.9 billion in climate finance in 2022, meeting the target set in…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced funding of $22 million to strengthen Malawi's climate resilience, particularly in the agricultural sector.
Hope is not yet lost for Malawi. While…
Toronto-based Intact Financial has launched a pilot project to help its property insurance customers in Alberta and British Columbia protect themselves from risk and damage when a wildfire is less…
As Tunisia struggles to make its own energy transition, three multinational companies are proposing a project to produce and export green hydrogen from the south of the country to Europe via a…
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, yesterday said that in the past nine years, the bank had spent $50 billion to boost infrastructure on the African continent.
The…
A Sudan oil pipeline ruptured during fighting in February has been repaired and could resume operation in the next two weeks, a South Sudan oil ministry official said on Tuesday.
The Petrodar…
Children have picked ingredients used by suppliers to two major beauty companies, the BBC can reveal.
A BBC investigation into last summer's perfume supply chains found jasmine used by Lancôme…
Governments and companies need to spend an extra $34 trillion on the clean energy transition between now and 2050 to reach net-zero emissions, according to BloombergNEF.
Here’s the thing about the Coalition’s latest nuclear policy. It tries to use one of the most contentious issues in rural areas, which is the rollout of renewables and the electricity transmission…
US gas utilities are partnering with one of the nation’s most trusted non-profits as part of a “cynical PR stunt” to combat efforts to curb fossil fuel usage, a Guardian investigation has found.…
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