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‘Disastrous beyond comprehension’: 10,000 missing after Libya floods

Neighbourhoods washed away in port city of Derna, where two dams burst, with many bodies swept out to sea

The Guardian view on Libya’s floods: humans, not just nature, caused this disaster

Much of the eastern city of Derna has disappeared. The lethal failures of the country’s authorities must bear much of the blame

Approving new coalmines while pledging climate action is an untenable position – and the Albanese government knows it

Being serious about limiting global heating to 1.5C doesn’t just mean investing in green energy, it means ensuring there are as few new mines as possible

Experts call for global moratorium on efforts to geoengineer climate

Techniques such as solar radiation management may have unintended consequences, scientists say

New fossil fuel projects ‘very unwise economic risk’ says global energy chief

Fatih Birol, head of International Energy Agency, says countries planning expansion are ‘misjudging market trends’

Fossil fuel companies have a secret weapon. Here’s how Britain can help take it away from them

Eleven countries have already pledged to exit the disastrous international charter treaty. We must join them

‘Beginning of the end’ of fossil fuel era approaching, says IEA

Forecast downturn still ‘nowhere near steep enough’ to limit temperature rise to 1.5C, says watchdog

New York University will divest from fossil fuels in win for student activists

One of largest private universities in US, with endowment of over $5bn, takes steps to address climate crisis after years of student protest

World Bank spent billions of dollars backing fossil fuels in 2022, study finds

Campaigners estimate about $3.7bn in trade finance was supplied to oil and gas projects despite bank’s green pledges

Why can’t the EU power ahead with green subsidies like Biden’s? It isn’t just political procrastination

Unlike their US counterparts, EU policymakers still face the roadblocks of no money and no common treasury I

Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study finds

Doubts about whether heat pumps work well in subzero conditions shown to be unfounded, say researchers Heat pumps are more than twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating systems in cold temperatures, research shows.

The world’s biggest carbon capture facility is being built in Texas. Will it work?

The plant will inject 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the ground each year – but is it just greenwashing from big oil?

EREF Press Release on the 2023 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen

Yesterday, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual "State of the Union" address. EREF’s very much welcome her focus on the European Green Deal.

EGYPT: thermodynamic solar power to desalinate seawater

Faced with water stress in Egypt, the authorities are betting on seawater desalination to meet the needs of the new towns being built in the north-west of the country.

DRC: 8th most dangerous country for environmental activists

Global Witness has drawn up a global report on crimes committed against environmental activists. In Africa, the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is worrying.

TUNISIA: Kasserine wastewater treatment plant to go operational before end of 2023

Faced with increasing wastewater pollution in Kasserine, in central-western Tunisia, the government is speeding up construction work on the town's future wastewater treatment plant.

SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mountain operations to be solar-powered

In South Africa, independent power producer (IPP) Enernet Global has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Vedanta Zinc International.

AFRICA: Catalyst raises $8m to invest in 40 climate start-ups

Kenya-based investment fund Catalyst has just completed a fundraising round that raised $8.6 million to finance 40 African start-ups focused on the climate. Funding for the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa is taking shape.

EGYPT: Intec and Recom to recycle used tyres in Cairo

To limit tyre imports into Cairo, the Egyptian government is planning to set up a plant to recycle used tyres.

AFRICA: with $50m, GreenMax will facilitate imports of 75,000 EVs by 2025

GreenShift Africa. This is the new platform recently launched in Kenya by US fund manager GreenMax Capital.