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15 01 2024 | 10:09

As a psychologist I have witnessed a surge in climate grief. This is what I tell my clients

Bearing witness to the climate crisis can feel surreal. These strategies can help manage the feeling of despair “It sucks… and it’s only going to get worse,” my client says, disbelief colouring…

15 01 2024 | 09:52

Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists

New paper claims unless demand for resources is reduced, many other innovations are just a sticking plaster Record heat, record emissions, record fossil fuel consumption. One month out from Cop28,…

15 01 2024 | 09:37

PR giant Edelman worked with Koch network, despite climate pledges

Move by world’s largest public relations company, uncovered by tax records, alarms climate advocates Edelman, the world’s largest public relations company, was among the Charles Koch Foundation’s…

15 01 2024 | 09:25

France’s ‘last mile’ strategy for renewables under fire from all sides

France’s draft ‘energy sovereignty’ law, recently unveiled by the government, has caused quite a stir for its apparent dismissal of renewable energies, placed at the bottom of the list of low-carbon…

15 01 2024 | 09:14

Recycling market in Europe faces ‘collapse’ after EU waste export ban

The European Union’s decision to ban exports of plastic waste in and outside Europe is threatening to collapse the market for the collection and recycling of plastic packaging, Belgian industry…

15 01 2024 | 09:05

Bulgaria’s state-run nuclear plant slams civil activist with SLAPP

Bulgaria’s state-owned Kozloduy NPP has filed a lawsuit requesting €250,000 in compensation, claiming civil activists Natalia Stancheva and Yordanka Kulinska distributed false information about the…

15 01 2024 | 08:55

Europe’s rivers at risk due to hydropower plants, human interference

While only around a third of the world’s rivers remain free-flowing, according to the campaign group International Rivers, the situation is worse in Europe, where the number of ‘wild’ or free-flowing…

15 01 2024 | 08:47

Brussels clears French ‘green’ state aid worth over €8 billion in just one month

According to EU figures released this week, the European Commission has approved more than €8 billion in French state aid to decarbonise industry and develop renewable energies in just one month. In…

15 01 2024 | 08:34

French energy minister visits Prague to promote nuclear cooperation

French Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher will be in Prague on Monday and Tuesday to make progress on Franco-Czech nuclear cooperation, particularly on the construction of new reactors. Czechia…

15 01 2024 | 08:13

The Brief – Another lost year for energy efficiency

At COP28, international leaders once again fell short of embracing energy efficiency targets, representing perhaps the biggest missed opportunity of the decade. Meet energy efficiency, the magical…

14 01 2024 | 06:17

The two challenges for Africa at COP16 on biodiversity in colombia in October

Colombia, a South American country that is home to 10% of the world's flora and fauna, is hosting the 16th United Nations Conference of the Parties on Biological Diversity (COP16). The meeting will…

14 01 2024 | 05:56

AFRICA: IFC finances $80m to bring clean energy to businesses

As part of a recently concluded partnership, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide $80 million to the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI). The aim is to finance the production of…

14 01 2024 | 05:53

DRC: solidarity organised in Kinshasha after floods that killed 300 people

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), several towns, including Kinshasa, have had their feet in water since the floods that killed more than 300 people in December 2023. With the death toll…

14 01 2024 | 05:50

‘They attacked us. They displaced us’: grieving Sudanese confront Swedish oil giant over their days of slaughter

A historic trial, which will call on 61 witnesses worldwide, is expected to set a precedent for global corporations in foreign jurisdictions Before the arrival of Lundin Oil in the town of Leer, now…

14 01 2024 | 05:49

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF and Mulilo to invest $375m in electricity storage

In South Africa, the consortium formed by Électricité de France (EDF) and Mulilo Energy Holdings has been named preferred bidder for three electricity storage projects. Work will start in mid-2024.

14 01 2024 | 05:49

New G7 President Italy to Push Africa Partnerships, Not Aid, Meloni Says

ROME — As Italy assumes the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven leading industrial nations, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this week that a focus on developing strategic partnerships with…

14 01 2024 | 05:41

33,000 electric taxis in Dakar, Abidjan and Accra by 2023

The start-up Mbay Mobility is giving itself 10 years to market 33,000 electric taxis in Dakar in Senegal, Abidjan in Ivory Coast and Accra in Ghana. The project, which is in search of new financial…

14 01 2024 | 05:31

Healthcare to go: roadside clinics help keep Kenya’s truckers rolling

A life on the road puts drivers at risk of hypertension and diabetes but often puts doctors out of reach. A network of clinics on key routes is helping to combat lifestyle diseases Alife on the road…

14 01 2024 | 05:29

Renewable energy in Africa: three key sectors to watch in 2024

The energy transition is underway in Africa. Despite continued investment in fossil fuels, mainly south of the Sahara, African decision-makers are stepping up their efforts to promote the development…

14 01 2024 | 05:27

Washington to bolster influence in developing countries with $2B in climate support

After being outpaced in recent years by China and the European Union (EU) in the field of climate investments in developing countries, the United States of America is making a comeback. Joe Biden's…