EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy

European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit.

‘Climate Pragmatists’ Tout Fossil Investment as Big Companies Fall Short on Pledges

Some of the world’s biggest financial operators appear to be adopting a new “climate pragmatism” that favours short-term investments in fossil fuels, even as new research shows the world’s biggest businesses falling behind in setting and meeting meaningful net-zero targets.

‘Reconductoring’ Could Boost Grid Capacity at a Fraction the Cost of New Power Lines

Upgrading power lines with advanced conductors could double transmission capacity for a fraction of the cost of building new lines, and experts say the same technique could work in Canada if the country had better east-west grid connections.

Stop Building Infrastructure for Yesterday’s Climate, Climate Institute Urges

This story includes details on the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers.

19 African Heads of State call for $120bn IDA21 replenishment

Nineteen African Heads of State at the IDA21 summit in Nairobi have called for an ambitious and robust IDA replenishment of $120 billion to support the continent’s development.

Ocean energy accelerates towards commercialisation in 2023

Tanzania says cyclone no longer a threat

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Tanzania said a cyclone that made landfall on Saturday has lost its strength and was no longer a threat to the country.

People eating ‘grass and peanut shells’ in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan

Pressure piles on Kenya’s president as floods wreak havoc

  The News NAIROBI — Kenya’s president faces mounting criticism over his handling of the country’s wo

Nigeria cuts back electricity sales to overseas customers to boost domestic supply

LAGOS, May 6 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s electricity regulator has ordered the grid operator to cut back supplies to customers overseas to boost domestic supply.

France probes TotalEnergies over Mozambique attack

Prosecutors in France have opened an investigation into TotalEnergies to establish whether the energy giant can be charged with involuntary manslaughter linked to an Isla

Drought Fuels Wildfire Concerns as Canada Braces for Another Intense Summer

As widespread drought raises expectations for a repeat of last year’s ferocious wildfire season, response teams across Canada are grappling with the rapidly changing face of fire in a warming climate.

Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors

Oil and gas equipment intended to cut methane emissions is preventing scientists from accurately detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants, a satellite image investigation has revealed.

Chimps are dying of the common cold. Is great ape tourism to blame?

Viruses that cause mild sniffles in humans are devastating populations of chimpanzees and gorillas. In some ape communities, it’s a bigger killer than habitat loss or poaching

BII and NDF invest $30m in climate insurance technologies in Africa

As climate disruption threatens the livelihoods of rural populations in Africa, British International Investment (BII) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) are investing $29.5 million in climate insurance technologies.

CAMEROON: Power-M, Huawei’s hybrid power management system launched in Yaoundé

Huawei will be marketing a new hybrid energy management system in Cameroon.

Metal waste recovery: Alucop inaugurates a new plant in Morocco

In Morocco, the Jordanian company Aluminium Products Company (Alucop), which specialises in metal processing, has set up a new plant in the province of Berrechid to boost its recycling operations in the Cherifian kingdom, particularly for copper and al

140 young African leaders gathered in Morocco to “impact the future” of the continent

At least 140 young entrepreneurs of 25 nationalities are taking part in the Bridge Africa Summit, which opened on 6 May 2024 at the Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UM6P).

Morocco to deploy 400 MW of wind power through a public-private partnership

As part of a public-private partnership (PPP), two wind farms will be built in northern Morocco.

Rampant threat: climate crisis is accelerating the proliferation of venomous snakes

Global climate change is causing a series of dramatic environmental phenomena. Among them, the migration of species, including venomous snakes, is causing growing concern.