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- Climate scientists say fossil fuel use needs to fall rapidly – but oil-rich kingdom is working to drive up demand
- ‘They’ll have to kill me first’: locals in DR Congo oppose plans to drill for oil Sun, 19 Nov 23, 3:00amSmall communities who were not consulted about exploration schemes in protected areas are standing their ground
- Solar energy could power all health facilities in poorer countries and save lives, experts say Fri, 17 Nov 23, 5:00pmMove would cost less than $5bn and cut toll of deaths from power outages and lack of supply, Cop28 delegates will hear
- Electric Vehicles and Africa: No Place for Rich Boys Toys Thu, 9 Nov 23, 5:00pmIn Sub-Saharan Africa, the push for electric vehicles is a diversion from the region's more urgent problems.
- Africa Doesn’t Need Western Elites’ Meaningless Climate Policies Tue, 7 Nov 23, 5:00pmThe economic benefits of fossil fuel production are obvious and badly needed.
- Rich countries should stop pushing fossil fuels on Africa – don’t we deserve a renewable future too? | Vanessa Nakate Sat, 28 Oct 23, 12:00amRather than racing to extract natural gas, those who caused the climate crisis should help Africa harness its wind and sun
- It’s not climate change that wiped out 70% of Africa’s forest, it’s an electricity crisis Thu, 26 Oct 23, 2:48pmBy Jo Nova Does anyone care? 600 million Africans don’t have electricity They burn wood for power. Forests are razed and no one even notices. As Geoff Hill says, they warm their homes and cook their food the only way...
- First African climate summit: can development and climate action coexist? Thu, 7 Sep 23, 2:00pmMadeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s east Africa global development correspondent, Caroline Kimeu, about the challenges and tensions at play at the inaugural climate summit
- African leaders at odds over climate plans as crucial Nairobi summit opens Mon, 4 Sep 23, 10:52pmOil-producing African nations argue they should be able to use fossil fuel resources for economic growth
- Will Ghana’s gas gamble perpetuate a cycle of fossil-fuel related debt? Fri, 4 Aug 23, 3:00pmWest African country is enduring hard times – and critics say plan to import liquefied natural gas will only make things worse
- Water catchment home in Africa wins special recognition Wed, 12 Jul 23, 1:30amA water catchment house design in Africa won Special Recognition in the Architectural Design category at the Design Educates Awards 2023. The design by Hong-En, Lin addresses the challenges of water scarcity and pollution...
- Only 6,000 years ago the world was warmer and the Sahara was lush green and wet Mon, 3 Jul 23, 5:01amImage by Hoeneisen from Pixabay By Jo Nova Perhaps Africa could use some global warming? Thanks and credit to Kenneth Richard at NoTricksZone: New Study Finds The Early-Mid Holocene Sahara Had Lakes With Depths Of ‘At...
- Is Europe's plan to import African solar energy sustainable? Tue, 16 May 23, 4:30amIn the scramble to find energy, Europe is turning to North Africa for sustainable energy solutions. Solar and wind farms are popping up all over North Africa, but that presents some threats to the environment. The bright...
- A luxury resort in Africa lets you live in the trees Tue, 11 Apr 23, 4:30amYou might see them standing up above the trees, covered in greenery and made with an interesting conical shape. But if you start looking closer, you'll find that these extraordinary wooden structures are actually luxury resorts....
- Nearly 14,000 Nigerians take Shell to court over devastating impact of pollution Thu, 2 Feb 23, 5:01pmPeople from Niger delta areas of Ogale and Bille seeking justice in London’s high court