ZIMBABWE: the government declares a state of national disaster in the face of drought

Zimbabwe declared a state of national disaster on Wednesday 3 April 2024 due to the devastating drought that has hit large parts of southern Africa.

Solar: in Boundiali, Ivory Coast celebrates the diversification of electricity mix

On Wednesday 3 April 2024, the Ivorian government inaugurated the first phase of the Boundiali solar power plant.

The life and death of Rosa Reichel: the brilliant girl who was swept away

Weather tracker: Flood fallout claims at least 20 lives in Brazil

Weather tracker: Indonesia floods cause landslides and disruption to transport

UK weather: rain disrupts Easter weekend events amid flood warnings

Schools close and crops wither as ‘historic’ heatwave hits south-east Asia

The case for paying ranchers to raise trees instead of cattle

Salt, air and bricks: could this be the future of energy storage?

UK at risk of summer water shortages and hosepipe bans, scientists warn

Global rainforest loss continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute

Scientists confirm record highs for three most important heat-trapping gases

Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016

China braced for rise in air pollution deaths

Mercury pollution at Eraring power plant rose 130% in 12 months

Ethical shopping on the rise in UK despite cost of living crisis

Emma Thompson and Greta Thunberg among critics of Shell’s Greenpeace case

US banks ‘sabotaging’ own net zero plans by livestock financing, report claims

Boom in mining for renewable energy minerals threatens Africa’s great apes

US aiming to ‘crack the code’ on deploying geothermal energy at scale