AfDB provides Malawi with $22 million to combat climate vulnerability

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced funding of $22 million to strengthen Malawi's climate resilience, particularly in the agricultural sector. Hope is not yet lost for Malawi.

CAMEROON: heat kills “50 to 60 people a day in the far north”.

The northern regions of Cameroon are facing a humanitarian crisis due to an extreme heatwave that is causing significant excess mortality.

45 years of AFD in Guinea: focus on two investments in the energy and waste sectors

Since independence, Guinea has chosen to cooperate with all its international partners, including Germany and France.

South African communities vs Shell: high court victories show that cultural beliefs and practices count in climate cases

When the Shell petroleum company announced in 2021 that it wanted to explore for fossil fuels off South Africa’s pristine

Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds

Dozens of rivers and streams in Alaska are turning rusty orange, a likely consequence of thawing permafrost, a new study finds.

California can make climate polluters pay for the mess they have made of Earth

As climate change exacts a mounting toll on California, who should pay for the damage from rising sea levels and increasingly ferocious wildfires, floods and heat waves?

A new project promised low-income families ‘zero net energy homes’ – but they still rely on gas

US gas utilities are partnering with one of the nation’s most trusted non-profits as part of a “cynical PR stunt” to combat efforts to curb fossil fuel usage, a Guardian investigation has found.

EV Batteries Outlive the Cars as Degradation Concerns Evaporate

This article was written and edited before Krystyna Lagowski passed away in October 2023. She was a valued member of the Globe Drive team, contributing regularly since 2022 on topics including electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, car buyer protection and dealer regulation.

Map of The Month: Landfill Emissions Tool Offers Methane Mitigation Strategies

The Energy Mix is partnering with mapmaking and visual storytelling experts at North Arrow to unveil a series of interactive maps that dig into climate change’s causes and effects, enriched with insights from ex

Pilot Project in Alberta, B.C. Helps Homeowners Prepare as Wildfires Approach

Toronto-based Intact Financial has launched a pilot project to help its property insurance customers in Alberta and British Columbia protect themselves from risk and damage when a wildfire is less than five kilometres of their home.

Microsoft to build $1 bn geothermal data centre in Kenya following Nigeria facility closure

Microsoft and G42 are collaborating to build a $1 billion geothermal-powered data center in Kenya The first phase of the project will have a capacity of 100 megawatts and is expected to be operational in about two years The project aims to boost cloud-computing capacity

DRC lawyers claim new evidence shows Apple is using conflict minerals

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) claims it has new evidence linking Apple’s supply chain to illegally exported minerals from the troubled east. DRC is rich in “3T”–tin, tungsten, and tantalum­­–critical components to manufacture electronic devices like smartphones and computers.

Investors line up for South Africa’s nuclear energy technology

UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell Opening Speech: "We Can't Afford Rest Stops, Detours or Stumbles at this Halfway Point"

Friends, on behalf of my colleagues across the secretariat, a very warm welcome to you all. We have much work ahead, so let me get straight down to business. 

Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State makes moves to become investor magnet

CNN  — Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State has a unique opportunity to emerge as a beacon of progress, replacing hopelessness with hope, according to former Apex Bank governor Sanusi L

Mali, Russia start work on major solar plant

Dakar, Senegal — Mali and Russia on Friday launched the construction of the largest solar power plant in West Africa, Malian Energy Minister Bintou Camara said on national television. It comes as the country continues to be plagued by electricity supply problems, with only half of the popula

Gold mine collapse in northern Kenya leaves 5 people dead

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An illegal gold mine collapsed in northern Kenya, leaving at least five miners dead, police said Saturday.

Gas Industry Front Group Keeps Pitching LNG after Standards Body’s Greenwash Ruling Waits 3 Months

A fight over false fossil fuel advertising is playing out on Canada’s city streets, with the ad industry’s self-regulatory body under fire for taking 3½ months to notify a fossil-funded advocacy group that its messaging amounts to greenwashing.

Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds

Children have picked ingredients used by suppliers to two major beauty companies, the BBC can reveal.

Sudan oil pipeline resumption imminent, says South Sudan official

A Sudan oil pipeline ruptured during fighting in February has been repaired and could resume operation in the next two weeks, a South Sudan oil ministry official said on Tuesday.   The Petrodar