ETHIOPIA: plastic recycling start-up Kubik raises $5.2m for expansion

On 29 April 2024, Ethiopian start-up Kubik raised its latest round of seed funding, worth $5.2 million.

Engie and Scatec secure land for 8 GW of wind power in the Egyptian desert

Two major players on the Egyptian energy scene have secured land for the deployment of 8 GW of wind power.

Fewer wildfires, great biodiversity: what is the secret to the success of Mexico’s forests?

More than half of the country’s forestry is in community and Indigenous hands – and from CO2 absorption to reducing poverty the results are impressive

How climate policies are becoming focus for far-right attacks in Germany

Big oil spent decades sowing doubt about fossil fuel dangers, experts testify

The fossil fuel industry spent decades sowing doubt about the dangers of burning oil and gas, experts and Democratic lawmakers testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, joint committee investigation finds

Big oil has privately acknowledged its efforts to downplay the dangers of burning fossil fuels, US Democrats have found.

World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target

Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds

Fundraising for young mom's affected by floods in Nairobi Kenya

Fundraising for young mom's affected by floods in Nairobi Kenya

SOUTH AFRICA: Fortuna water plant relaunched as matter of urgency after its extension

While Balfour, in the municipality of Dipaleseng in South Africa, is experiencing a water crisis, the government is relaunching the modernised Fortuna drinking water plant on 3 May 2024. The Fortuna drinking water treat

Dimitri Fone: I dream of an electrified Africa,connected to the internet and to peace

Dimitri Fone was one of the 140 young African leaders who took part in the Bridge Africa Summit organised by the Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UM6P).

Will the Kairouan solar project help Tunisia to shake off its lethargy?

Work has just started on Tunisia's largest solar power plant in the governorate of Kairouan.

NIGER: Chinese gold mines closed after the death of around fifty animals

In Niger, the temporary closure of several gold mining sites in the north of the country was decreed on 3 May 2024 following the sudden death of more than fifty ruminants, victims of suspected poisoning linked to gold mining.

Start-up Pula raises $20m for climate insurance for African farmers

A rising star in the African insurtech sector, start-up Pula has just raised $20 million.

Khalid Baddou: “There’s an explosion of innovation just about everywhere in Africa”.

From 6 to 8 May, some 140 young people from all the sub-regions of Africa gathered on the campus of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) to try and find innovative ways of solving the continent's socio-economic, political and environmental challen

Turkey’s Yeo to invest $65m in a solar power plant with storage in Zambia

As part of a partnership with local company GEI Power, Turkey's Yeo is to invest $65 million in the construction of a photovoltaic solar power plant equipped with an electricity storage system in Zambia. The project was

The world has a chance to end plastic pollution – the petrochemical giants mustn’t spoil it

Last week, in an enormous convention centre in downtown Ottawa, I joined delegates who have been negotiating over the most important environmental deal since the 2015 Paris agreement on climate cha

‘On every roof something is possible’: how sponge cities could change the way we handle rain

You might visit Amsterdam for its canals, and who could blame you, really. But the truly interesting waterways aren’t under your feet – they’re above your head.

Weatherwatch: What’s driving California’s extreme weather?

Changing weather patterns might not have been foremost in Bob Dylan’

PFAS increase likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, study shows

For the first time, researchers have formally shown that exposure to toxic PFAS increases the likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, adding a new le

Rapidly rising levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’ alarm experts

Rapidly rising levels of TFA, a class of “forever chemical” thought to damage fertility and child development, are being found in drinking water, blood and rain, causing alarm among experts.