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17 08 2022 | 16:56

Feasibility study launched for 300MW solar-plus-storage project in Mozambique

Power project developer Ncondezi Energy has launched a feasibility study for a 300MW solar PV plant with battery storage, in Mozambique, Africa. The project will be located within Ncondezi’s 25,000-…

17 08 2022 | 16:55

Nigerian minigrids improve power reliability and utility revenues for communities “under” the grid

The town of Toto in the central Nigerian state of Nasarawa, near the national capital of Abuja, is wired for electricity. Though poles and wires dot the landscape, people live without power.

17 08 2022 | 16:52

Revealed: UK children being ensnared by ‘far-right ecosystem’ online

An insidious “far-right ecosystem” is targeting children in an attempt to radicalise them online, with experts warning that progressively younger school pupils are becoming ensnared in extremist…

17 08 2022 | 16:49

International Solar Alliance plans 1.15-gigawatt solar farm in Cuba

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) in partnership with the Cuban government has floated a tender for setting up a 1150 MW solar project in Cuba. State-owned NTPC NSE -2.29 % is the project…

17 08 2022 | 16:49

HOW LAGOS IS CREATING A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM FOR TECH STARTUPS

In this age, technological innovation and development of a country or continent are closely knitted. That is why governments around the world prioritise it in their locale. When technology is adopted…

17 08 2022 | 16:48

SENEGAL: The KMS3 drinking water plant now serves 13 additional villages

The National Water Company of Senegal (SONES) is connecting 13 villages in the rural community of Notto Diobass to the new Keur Momar Sarr drinking water plant (KMS 3). The connection work was…

17 08 2022 | 16:46

GHANA: €133m investment plan to meet water demand in Bono

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is planning to implement a project to meet the demand for water in Sunyani and parts of the Bono area. The construction of the new water supply infrastructure…

17 08 2022 | 16:46

Energy firms' record profits during energy crisis 'immoral', says UN secretary general – video

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has condemned the record profits of energy companies during a global energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 'It is immoral for oil and…

17 08 2022 | 16:45

The environment is the silent casualty in the Cameroon Anglophone crisis

Most analysis of Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis has been skewed towards the socioeconomic, cultural and political ramifications of the conflict. But, based on my work on natural, environmental hazards…

17 08 2022 | 16:44

Letter to President Gustavo Petro and Vice-President Francia Marquez and the incoming Colombian Congress from Parliamentarians Globally

Dear President-elect Gustavo Petro, Vice President-elect Francia Márquez and Congress of the Republic of Colombia, We write as legislators representing millions of people from every continent on…

17 08 2022 | 16:42

US green H2 would become 'world's cheapest' under tax-credit plan in new Manchin-approved bill

The surprise breakthrough tax and climate bill agreed yesterday by maverick coal-state Democratic senator Joe Manchin and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer includes generous tax credits that would…

17 08 2022 | 16:40

Benin joins the electric motorcycle revolution

Two-wheelers are sought after in many sub-Saharan African cities. The vehicles often charge less than cars for a ride.  In Cotonou, Benin’s capital, there are more than 250,000 motorcycle taxi…

17 08 2022 | 16:35

Plastic can take hundreds of years to break down – and we keep making more

Every great movie has at least one scene that stays with you.

17 08 2022 | 16:31

‘Grotesque greed’: immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN chief

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has described the record profits of oil and gas companies as immoral and urged governments to introduce a windfall tax, using the money to help those in…

17 08 2022 | 16:29

African nations expected to make case for big rise in fossil fuel output

Leaders of African countries are likely to use the next UN climate summit in November to push for massive new investment in fossil fuels in Africa, according to documents seen by the Guardian.

17 08 2022 | 16:28

What does the US-China row mean for climate change?

China’s decision to halt cooperation with the US over the climate crisis has provoked alarm, with seasoned climate diplomats urging a swift resumption of talks to help stave off worsening global…

17 08 2022 | 16:28

Australia should abandon goal to limit global heating to 1.5C, says gas company eyeing Beetaloo Basin

A gas company with interests in the Beetaloo Basin is calling on the federal government to rewrite its climate change legislation to abandon the “unattainable” objective of trying to limit global…

17 08 2022 | 16:26

Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’

Recent severe rains in Death Valley that flushed debris across roadways, damaged infrastructure and carried away cars are being described by meteorologists and park officials as a once-in 1,000-year…

17 08 2022 | 16:22

Climate bill could slash US emissions by 40% after historic Senate vote

The US is, after decades of political rancor and fossil fuel industry obfuscation, almost certain to make its first significant attempt to tackle the climate crisis. Experts say it will help rewire…

17 08 2022 | 16:21

The Vatican calls for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to protect people and planet

Today, the Vatican has called for an international treaty that tackles the climate crisis at its source: fossil fuels. The call builds on the Vatican’s calls for fossil fuel divestment and new…