Greek steel company to execute Norway-led European floating offshore wind projects

Moreld Ocean Wind AS and Lykomitros Steel SA has signed a MOU in Athens, aiming to win floating offshore wind projects in Europe toget

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC commits $300m for housing and clean energy

At a time when the energy transition is in full swing in South Africa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has granted a $300 million loan to the local subsidiary of the Standard Bank group.

NIGERIA: LAWMA steps up training for waste circularity in Lagos

Lagos is one of the most waste-polluted cities in Nigeria and Africa, with more than 13,000 tonnes of solid waste produced every day.

SOUTH AFRICA: Adac starts decarbonising its data centres with solar power

In the Western Cape province of South Africa, Distributed Power Africa (DPA) is starting work on a 12 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant.

Women’s entrepreneurship: the AfDB promises more financing by 2026 in Togo

In Togo, the financing gap for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) run by women is in the region of 45 million dollars, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Piotr Barczak: "circular economy is much more than waste management and recycling"

The World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) opened yesterday, 15 April 2024, in Brussels, Belgium.

Congo Basin: certified forests, a refuge for wildlife

A recent study published in the journal Nature on 10 April 2024 provides encouraging news for biodiversity conservation in the Congo Basin.

Can the circular economy better contribute to climate action in Africa?

According to a recent MarketsandMarkets™ report, the global waste management market reached $1219.6 billion in 2024 and could grow to $1598.1 billion by 2029.

SOUTH AFRICA: Interwaste inaugurates the 1st leachate treatment plant in Delmas

This is a first for South Africa. Since 10 April 2024, a plant has been treating leachate and wastewater in Delmas, a town in the province of Mpumalanga.

Faced with the climate, the EIB lends €100m for sustainable agriculture in Rwanda

Removing the obstacles to access to agricultural finance.

Zimbabwe mine turns dumpsite into solar station

Anger as Sierra Leone cities remain in the dark for weeks

Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, and other cities have been plunged into darkness for weeks, due to the non-payment of electricity bills to the power providers.

Africa’s wildebeest: those that can’t migrate are becoming genetically weaker – new study

Wildebeest – large African antelopes with distinctively curved horns – are famous for their great migrations on the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa.

World Bank sounds alarm on ‘historical reversal’ of development for poorest nations

WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – Half of the world’s 75 poorest countries are experiencing a widening income gap with the wealthiest economies for the first time this century in a historical reversal of development, the World Bank said in a report on Monday.

Floods kill 58 in Tanzania with heavy rains persisting

Floods have killed 58 people in Tanzania over the last two weeks, spurring the East African country to seek an answer in major infrastructure projects.

OPEC eyes Namibia as African country plans oil production in 2030 

After losing Angola and other key players, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has set its eyes on Namibia for possible membership after a significant amount of oil was discovered within its shores.

Europe embraces speedier, riskier way of building power grids

The EU is looking to front-load massive anticipatory investments into its energy infrastructure, shifting risk from industry to consumers and risking a landscape with unneeded or under-used pylons.

Massive electrification needed to reach 2050 climate goals, says new EDF report

Mass electrification of light transport, buildings, and support for electrification of industrial processes will be essential, according to a new 2050 scenario.

How to spot five of the fossil fuel industry’s biggest disinformation tactics

Amy Westervelt and Kyle Pope have covered climate disinformation for a combined 20-plus years – here’s their guide on how to decode it

World faces ‘deathly silence’ of nature as wildlife disappears, warn experts

Sounds of the natural world are rapidly falling silent and will become “acoustic fossils” without urgent action to halt environmental destruction, international experts have warned.