Opposition climate and energy spokesperson had pointed to SMRs as a solution to Australia’s energy needs, but experts raise questions over price tag
The only company to have a small modular nuclear…
Anthony Albanese announces immigration plan with special visa category for people affected by rising sea levels in the vulnerable Pacific island nation
Australia will offer residency to people…
Hottest US city, buffeted by extreme temperatures, sees 579 heat-related in 2023, with large proportion among unhoused people
Heat deaths surged by 50% in Phoenix in 2023 – the deadliest year on…
Cambridge University scientists develop a device to ‘defossilise’ the economy using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
Automated floating factories that manufacture green versions of petrol or…
The French president has called for action at a climate summit in Paris attended by heads of state and scientists before Cop28
France will spend €1bn (£880m) on polar research between now and 2030,…
The climate crisis has "become too visible to be ignored", the Prince of Wales said as he revealed the five winners of his annual Earthshot Prize.
Prince William said he believed this was the decade…
It is now "virtually certain" that 2023 - a year of deadly heatwaves, floods and fires - will be the warmest on record, new data suggests.
The prediction follows "exceptional" high October…
Kenya's government is illegally evicting hunter-gatherers from their ancestral lands to profit from carbon offsetting schemes, human rights lawyers say.
Hundreds of members of the Ogiek community…
Shell is suing Greenpeace for $2.1m (£1.7m) in damages after environmental protesters occupied a vessel transporting one of the oil company's floating platforms earlier this year.
Activists boarded…
Climate change could bring more lightning to forests in northern reaches of the globe, increasing the risk of wildfires, a new study shows.
Researchers found that lightning is the main cause of…
The US has reached some agreements with China ahead of the COP28 Summit in Dubai at the end of this month, Washington's climate envoy has said.
"We felt that our days of talks were very successful.…
Angola is struggling with its worst climate crisis in 40 years as it severely affects the lives of its pregnant women.
Cunene, Angola – Two days after delivering her sixth child this August at Casa…
A Turkish company whose floating power ships switched off the electricity supply to two of Africa’s poorest cities in recent months says it is in talks with six more countries to expand across the…
The U.S. State Department confirmed that Washington’s plan to refurbish and extend the Lobito Corridor — a railway that will run through mineral-rich Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to an…
The recent downpours underscore the region’s vulnerability to climate change, which is leading to more extreme weather.
Flooding throughout eastern Africa has killed dozens of people and displaced…
Husk Power Systems, a clean energy company at the forefront of fueling rural electrification since 2008 and that announced plans to launch 500 solar mini-grids in Nigeria over the next five years,…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that the number of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a record high of 6.9 million.
This latest…
Large swaths of Ghana are facing power blackouts due to gas shortages at a major power facility, the nation’s power operator said, compounding the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.
According to Namibia's investment promotion body, work on the continent's first decarbonized iron plant, which will run only on green hydrogen began on Monday 6th November.
One of the most polluting…
The tech startup scene in sub-Saharan Africa has experienced significant growth, making the region a hub of innovation. Based on the Global Startup Ecosystem Index, we highlight the top ten African…
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