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21 01 2024 | 11:56

Beyond economic growth: A wellbeing economy is the future

This week multinational CEOs, government leaders, wealthy elites and other power holders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos where one of the four major themes is “creating growth”. Ironic,…

21 01 2024 | 11:55

Germany’s dream of building a fleet of hydrogen-fired power plants is faltering

Plans to build a fleet of hydrogen power plants to supplement wind turbines and solar panels are faltering, amid a budgetary squeeze and demands for cost-cutting from industry. By 2035, Germany…

21 01 2024 | 11:46

You Can’t Have Healthy People On a Sick Planet

About a year ago, I was declared cancer-free after four months of chemotherapy at Providence St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. I had been diagnosed with low-grade B cell non-Hodgkin…

21 01 2024 | 11:46

Europe quietly bids adieu to climate-wrecking F-gases

Fluorinated gases will be phased down to near zero by 2030, according to a new regulation agreed on Tuesday (16 January) in the European Parliament that will officially become law later this year. F…

21 01 2024 | 11:46

Tech billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. Voters may get a say on it

California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups The controversial plan backed by Silicon Valley billionaires to build a…

21 01 2024 | 11:35

60% of Africa’s food is based on wheat, rice and maize – the continent’s crop treasure trove is being neglected

African countries have become reliant on a few food items. Just 20 plant species now provide 90% of our food, with three – wheat, maize and rice – accounting for 60% of all calories consumed on the…

21 01 2024 | 11:33

Has solar energy been deployed to the point of no return? Some researchers think so

Scientists warn that the earth will cross multiple tipping points and cause irreversible changes to the climate system if global temperatures continue to rise at current rates. Amid the din of…

21 01 2024 | 11:12

Closing coal plants early makes economic sense in Pakistan

An end to fossil fuel-based power generation is key to the success of our energy transition and has been a major point of discussion in climate negotiations. The phaseout of coal was a theme that…

21 01 2024 | 11:05

‘Control the narrative’: how an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news

A Floodlight investigation found Alabama Power runs a news service and its foundation bought a Black newspaper. Neither reports on high electric bills or utility-related pollution In the more than a…

21 01 2024 | 10:59

Alleged Kenyan cult leader and suspects to face charges, prosecutor says

Alleged Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 other suspects will face 10 charges for their involvement in a deadly cult, according to a statement from the office of the director of…

21 01 2024 | 10:48

Ghana is behind the curve on climate change laws: expert suggests a way to get corporations on board

Ghana has introduced some climate change policies and general environmental regulations but has yet to pass a Climate Change Act. This leaves the country without effective legal and regulatory…

21 01 2024 | 10:32

KENYA’S $27 BILLION LOSS UNDERSCORES THE DEVASTATING COST OF SOCIAL MEDIA SHUTDOWNS IN AFRICA

Last November, Kenya experienced an unexpected shutdown of Telegram, one of its most popular social media platforms. The outage lasted for eight days and coincided with the national exams for…

21 01 2024 | 10:22

UNICEF Commends Zimbabwe for Raising Legal Consent Age for Sex

HARARE, ZIMBABWE — The U.N.'s Children's Fund commended Zimbabwe Monday for raising the age of sexual consent to 18 years, a move that children’s rights groups hope will deter pedophiles. President…

21 01 2024 | 10:10

Cyclone Belal: Mauritius assesses damage after flash flooding

Authorities in Mauritius are assessing the damage after Cyclone Belal brought torrential rain and flooding to the Indian Ocean island nation. The country's meteorological service said the storm was…

18 01 2024 | 04:47

Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

Investors including UK’s biggest pension scheme agree to back call for oil firm to set bigger emissions targets Shell’s board faces a shareholder rebellion as large investors including the UK’s…

18 01 2024 | 04:42

EU countries hold first exchange on 2040 climate target

Several EU countries have expressed support for plans to target a 90% emissions cut relative to 1990 levels by 2040, and while Hungary is sceptical, France and Germany have yet to take a stance.…

18 01 2024 | 04:39

Deteriorating flood defences blamed on Environment Agency budget shortfalls

MPs find agency has reduced number of properties it aims to protect in England despite more new homes being built on floodplains Deteriorating flood defences mean more than 200,000 homes in England…

18 01 2024 | 04:34

Drax gets go-ahead for carbon capture project at estimated £40bn cost to bill-payers

Scheme to convert biomass units could become one of world’s most expensive energy projects, experts say Drax has received permission from the government to fit carbon capture technology to its wood-…

18 01 2024 | 04:28

Murder, drought and peyote: the deadly struggle for Mexico’s water

Every year, members of Mexico’s Indigenous Wixárika people make an arduous 800km (500-mile) pilgrimage from San Andrés Cohamiata in the highlands of Jalisco to the semi-arid desert of San Luis Potosí…

18 01 2024 | 04:28

This pristine lake has endured for 2m years. Why are its fish in crisis?

In one of the world’s oldest lakes, Hovsgol grayling, a species found only in these azure waters in Mongolia, are struggling to survive Pine-studded mountains and snow-capped hills fringe Mongolia’s…