There is increasing hype and push for so-called voluntary carbon markets in Africa.
Politicians, businesses, some NGOs and big philanthropy are trying to get an African Carbon Market Initiative off…
What does a just energy transition mean for the world’s least developed countries where energy access, especially in rural areas, is a priority for national development?
Last week, a Just Energy…
As the year 2023 draws to a close, the public company Algerian Energy Company (AEC) unveils part of its roadmap for the next two years in terms of water supply in Algeria.
Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) has entrusted Chinese companies Shandong Electrical, Engineering & Equipment Group and Zhejiang Narada Power Source with the construction of a battery…
Gas pollution could hit Iceland's capital after a volcano began erupting late on Monday, the country's meteorological office has said.
The eruption, which broke out on the Reykjanes peninsula of…
The incoming Queensland premier, Steven Miles, is expected to announce on Friday that the state will lift its lagging emissions reductions targets, among a number of “day one” initiatives to be…
Across the Pacific, island nations are leaning into tourism to reboot their economies after the pandemic. But tourists cause significant greenhouse gas emissions and waves of waste: major threats to…
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The need to “transition away from fossil fuels” may finally have been recognised after three decades of climate talks, but there is no clear obligation or hard…
About 12% of the world’s bird species have been driven to extinction by human activity, new research has found – double previous estimates.
The study, published in Nature Communications on Tuesday,…
There has been just one prosecution and three fines handed out for people using banned wood-burning stoves in England, data has revealed.
Despite more than 10,000 complaints about wood being burned…
The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday that vinyl chloride would be among five chemicals to begin the process for risk evaluation prioritization under the Toxic Substances Control…
Aisha Aliyu is eight-months pregnant and sprawled out on a mat in front of her house with four of her children spread around her feet. Two-year-old Hauwa and five-year-old Abba are both crying and…
Every month, Alice Shikuku has to choose between buying enough food for her family and buying sanitary pads for her daughter.
Her family moved to Korogocho, one of the poorest slums in Nairobi,…