Of the 568 MW of energy produced in Burkina Faso, only 88 MW comes from renewable sources. This installed capacity has just been increased by 68 MW thanks to the construction of two new solar…
One million euros is up for grabs in the fifth call for entries for the Gulbenkian Prize, which promotes climate innovation across the planet.
For its fifth year, the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity…
Madagascar is the world leader in the vanilla industry, accounting for almost 70% of the supply, but its cultivation of the world's most prized flavour is causing ecological damage. In a study…
Protected from poaching, the world's largest elephant population is threatened by drought. According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), at least 100 elephants have died in Hwange…
On the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai, independent power producer (IPP) Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) signed agreements with at least six African countries to develop 10 GW of installed…
With the 2025 federal election threatening to topple Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, some oil and gas companies are delaying emissions reductions until they know the fate…
More than 40 million farmers in Africa could soon benefit from financing to manage the risks to their crops from climatic phenomena such as floods and drought. The African Development Bank (AfDB)…
Environment minister says ‘large areas of [wetland] will be destroyed or substantially modified’ by the proposal for windfarm development
Tanya Plibersek has blocked plans by the Victorian…
A game that teaches people how to spot climate misinformation is now being rolled out – with the same cantankerous central character – to combat vaccine hesitancy in the developing world
Most…
In huffing and puffing over renewables while denying the measurable costs of nuclear generation, the Coalition is digging in with the politics of relentless opportunism
The great modernist poet TS…
Environmentalists condemn news of higher forecast production which is also seen as a conservative forecast
Azerbaijan, which is hosting this year’s UN climate talks, plans to increase its fossil…
Kenya boasts around 87% renewable energy generation, yet its citizens are left fumbling in the dark. Experts say frequent nationwide power outages in recent months show weaknesses in the system that…
The Kigali-based electric transport energy company Ampersand has raised US$19.5 million in equity and debt funding to help it continue to expand operations.
Formed in 2016, Ampersand assembles and…
Rwanda's mountain gorilla population is making a remarkable recovery after decades of facing threats from humans. Once endangered due to poaching, armed conflicts, and diseases, the primates are now…
On a rocky escarpment on a hill at Nakivale refugee settlement, a group of workers is busy using hand-held tools.
The group - which includes refugee men and women - digs a series of holes, lowers in…
The year 2023, which comes to an end in a few days’ time, will have been rich in initiatives in the African water sector. National and international experts are unanimous on this fact. Major projects…
What are the WTO’s new Trade Policy Tools?
The new tools offer opportunities for countries to mitigate the climate change effect of their trade practices. The tools align with the Paris Agreement,…
French energy giant TotalEnergies has said it will review its land acquisition practices for a $10bn (£7.9bn) project covering Uganda and Tanzania, following criticism by environmentalists and human…
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