‘Pure hydrogen is not a viable aviation fuel because we don't yet have enough’, says Topsoe CEO

Hydrogen will not be a viable fuel for long-haul aviation or planes currently running with fossil-fuelled jet engines — for as long the scarcity of renewables and electrolysis capacity continues, the head of electrolyser manufacturer Topsoe has said.

The Case for Protecting the Tongass National Forest, America’s ‘Last Climate Sanctuary’

Spanning 16.7 million acres that stretch across most of southeast Alaska, the

Renewables Readiness Assessment: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a self-sufficient, net exporter of electricity. However, its energy sector relies mostly on fossil fuels, in addition to hydro and a negligible level of renewables.

AFRICA: eight investors raise $103m for Husk’s solar mini-grids

Electricity access provider Husk Power is raising finance for its ambitious project to build 2,500 solar mini-grids in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The company, based in Fort Collins in the United States of America, has just raised $43 million in a Series D financing round.

MOROCCO: environmental professionals expected at the Global Green Event

Environmental professionals are expected to attend the Global Green Event from 22 to 25 November 2023 at the Mohammed VI Exhibition Centre in El-Jadida.

The 3 basins summit: how can community rights be better taken into account?

From 26 to 28 October 2023, the Republic of Congo will be hosting the Summit of the World's Three Forest Basins in Brazzaville.

MADAGASCAR: a 2.6 MW hybrid solar power plant comes on stream at the Molo mine

Canadian mining company NextSource Materials has announced the commissioning of a 2.69 MW solar power plant at the Molo mine in Madagascar.

Digital laboratories, talent training, digital policy at the service of water

The 4th edition of Future In Africa (FIA) closed on 26 October 2023 in Casablanca, Morocco, under the theme "Digital 4 Water: Digital for better water management".

RWANDA: IFC and Proparco commit $35m for green buildings in Kigali

The Kigali Convention Centre will no longer be the main attraction for visitors to the Rwandan capital. In a few months' time, the Inzovu Mall commercial and residential development project will break ground.

Green spaces for everyone, everywhere

Two-thirds of the world's population are expected to live in urban areas by 2050. Aware of the role of trees in urban life, it is becoming increasingly important to promote urban forestry.

TOGO: PASSCO3 launched to supply water to 200,000 people

The third phase of the

Climate Chance: African non-state actors’ position for COP28 known

The fifth Climate Chance Africa Conference (CCCA2023) came to a close on 24 October 2023 against the backdrop of the adoption of the Yaoundé Roadmap for sustainable housing and climate resilience on the continent.

LIBYA: the broad outlines of the new national water plan

The passage of storm Daniel through Derna will also have helped to speed up the design of water and sanitation projects in this city on the Mediterranean coast, as well as in several other cities and regions in Libya. The Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB) has

DRC: Koolboks relieves traders of food with its solar fridge

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a solar-powered fridge has just been put on the market to enable traders to store their fruit and vegetables and increase their shelf life. Good news for food traders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

MAURITIUS: $45 million in green bonds to finance 13 solar power plants

Envolt, a subsidiary of the Mauritian conglomerate ENL, is launching a $45 million green bond programme in Mauritius.

3 Basins Summit: no Asian or Amazonian heads of state present in Brazzaville

The fate of the world's three largest forest areas is at stake in Brazzaville, in the Republic of Congo. But on the second day of the summit, no head of state from Amazonia or Asia has yet shown up in Brazzaville.

SOUTH AFRICA: three banks to raise $1 billion for the energy transition

South African financial institutions Standard Bank, Stanlib and Liberty are launching a new fund dedicated to the energy transition in South Africa.

TUNISIA: call for tenders to renovate Korba and Haouria wastewater treatment plants

Tunisia's National Sanitation Office (ONAS) is launching a call for tenders to renovate the Korba and El Haouria wastewater treatment plants in the governorate of Nabeul, in the north-east of the country.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Register now for the Asia-Pacific Climate week 2023 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia

The Growing Movement to Bring Back Community Grief and Ritual

White tarp tents lined one side of Allston Way in Berkeley, California, on a sunny week in early April 2023, beneath which a cluster of people sat on ornate pillows, sipping from ceramic cups at the tea ceremony booth.