Kenya's President William Ruto has reversed a contentious ban imposed in parts of the country on muguka, a variety of the popular stimulant known as khat or miraa.
The consumption of the freshly…
Unsurprisingly, numerous species of animal (including a flightless weevil and a parasitic flatworm) are named after David Attenborough – but were you aware of the existence of a Shakira wasp (…
As climate change exacts a mounting toll on California, who should pay for the damage from rising sea levels and increasingly ferocious wildfires, floods and heat waves?
The world’s highest court dealing with the oceans issued a groundbreaking opinion on Tuesday that said excessive greenhouse gases were pollutants that could cause irreversible harm to the marine…
When the Shell petroleum company announced in 2021 that it wanted to explore for fossil fuels off South Africa’s pristine Wild Coast, Indigenous communities in the area immediately fought back…
President William Ruto is back in Kenya after a week of diplomatic exchanges, trade negotiations and partnership signings in the United States of America. Of particular note is the $200 million…
Three years ago, a group of eco-conscious students at Harvard Medical School conducted a poll with their fellow classmates and found that there was strong interest in ramping up climate health…
The northern regions of Cameroon are facing a humanitarian crisis due to an extreme heatwave that is causing significant excess mortality. Civil society is warning of the consequences of this…
For the first time, rich nations in 2022 delivered on a longstanding pledge to channel $100 billion a year in climate finance to developing nations – two years later than originally promised,…
Microsoft and G42 are collaborating to build a $1 billion geothermal-powered data center in Kenya
The first phase of the project will have a capacity of 100 megawatts and is expected to be…
The Energy Mix is partnering with mapmaking and visual storytelling experts at North Arrow to unveil a series of interactive maps that dig into climate change’s causes and effects, enriched with…
This article was written and edited before Krystyna Lagowski passed away in October 2023. She was a valued member of the Globe Drive team, contributing regularly since 2022 on topics including…
With climate extremes dominating the global news cycle in 2023, from record heat both on land and at sea to devastating wildfires and floods around the world, the need to address climate change is…
On the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum, which has just closed in Kigali, Rwanda, Paul Muthaura answered questions from Afrik21. The Managing Director of the African Carbon Market Initiative (ACMI)…
While the electricity sector is attracting more and more funding, clean cooking remains the poor relation of the energy transition in Africa. The sector does not seem to be attracting any major…
As drought ravages southern Africa, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is launching an unprecedented appeal for $5.5 billion to help more than 61 million people affected by the crisis…
Faced with the rapid loss of biodiversity in Africa, the protection of wetlands is emerging as a key priority. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands, calls for international…
The world’s eight largest fossil fuel companies are set to blow 30% of the world’s limited carbon budget by 2050, while their expansion goals risk pushing global temperatures beyond a 2.4°C rise, Oil…
While French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies posted record profits in 2023, a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and victims of climate change is taking the company to court. A complaint…
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, pledged to mobilise $2 billion for access to clean cooking in Africa over the next 10 years at the Clean Cooker Summit in…
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