Sick leaves: tea growers’ climate misery leads to jump in UK prices

Tea is a British institution and 100m cups will be drunk today, but experts are warning that our beloved brew could get pricier as extreme weather causes misery for growers in India and

‘It affects everything’: why is Hollywood so scared to tackle the climate crisis?

A rodeo crowd waves cowboy hats as a man rides a bucking horse. Then comes a shower of leaves, a chorus of mobile phone rings and a wail of klaxons. Horses run wild and cars collide. One vehicle is whipped into the air by what a weatherman calls a once-in-a-generation tornado outbreak.

‘This used to be a beautiful place’: how the US became the world’s biggest fossil fuel state

Photograph: John Allaire at the site of a proposed liquified natural gas plant, with another plant in the background.

Monday was hottest recorded day on Earth: ‘Uncharted territory’

World temperature reached the hottest levels ever measured on Monday, beating the

Offshore wind to power 20m homes within five years, Starmer to pledge

Keir Starmer will promise to build enough offshore wind over the next five years to power 20m homes, by using taxpayer money to develop parts of the seabed owned by the royal family.

Revealed: wealthy western countries lead in global oil and gas expansion

A surge in new oil and gas exploration in 2024 threatens to unleash nearly 12bn tonnes of planet-heating emissions, with the world’s wealthiest countries – such as the US and the UK – leading a stampede of fossil fuel expansion in spite of their climate commitments, new data shared exclusively wi

UAE’s ALTÉRRA invests in fund backing fossil gas despite “climate solutions” pledge

Photograph: COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber and ALTÉRRA CEO Majid Al Suwaidi attend a plenary meeting at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

George Monbiot on the record jail terms given to Just Stop Oil activists – podcast

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Transboundary waters: Zimbabwe joins two UN global conventions

As Africa promotes the sustainable growth of its seas and oceans on 25 July 2024, Zimbabwe is also determined to protect its shared water resources.

Electrochlorination, solar, biodiversity… SEN’EAU’s green revolution in Senegal

While the supply of drinking water is being strengthened in Dakar and other towns in Senegal, SEN'EAU wants to go further by focusing on sustainability.

African Seas and Oceans Day: between rescue and preservation

As Africa celebrates the 9th Africa Day of Seas and Oceans on 25 July 2024, attention is being drawn to the rescue of the Panamanian cargo ship MV Ultra Galaxy, which ran aground west of the Western Cape in South Africa.

Moussa Bala: ‘Repression is the major element of the new Treaty on the High Seas’.

A legally binding text that calls on States to take responsibility for preserving international waters and their resources.

AFD to finance the deployment of 42 MWp of solar energy in Central Kenya

Kenya is continuing to diversify its electricity mix and plans to build a new solar photovoltaic power plant around the Seven Forks hydroelectric scheme.

Magatte Niang: “SEN’EAU is working for optimised water management in Senegal”

For his first media appearance since his appointment in August 2023, Magatte Niang chose Afrik21 to mark Africa Seas and Oceans Day.

Drought: who will cash the $150 CVF cheque for the Horn of Africa?

While drought has been starving tens of millions of people in the Horn of Africa for several years, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has finally decided to take action by disbursing $151 million.

African oceans: the green revolution against the plastic tide

With around 8 million tonnes of plastic dumped in the oceans every year, plastic pollution is threatening marine ecosystems on the African continent. Innovative solutions and local initiatives are emerging to tackle the problem.

SUEZ in Africa, positioning itself first and foremost as a partner!

African Day of Seas and Oceans, which is celebrated every 25 July, is an opportunity to remind people of the importance of the seas and oceans for the continent's development, provided they are protected.

We are not just following the energy transition, we are defining it

For over two decades, Huawei has been a key player in Africa's digital transformation, developing solutions tailored to local needs.

Cities and coastal erosion: how resilient are they in West Africa?

The 7,000 km long West African coastline shared by Senegal, Togo, Nigeria and other countries is increasingly threatened by coastal erosion. Benin, for example, loses an average of four meters of shoreline per year along 65% of its coastline.

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