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- Wahala: trouble in the Niger delta – photo essay Fri, 18 Oct 19, 5:00pmPhotographer Robin Hinsch travelled to the Niger delta, visiting the gas flaring sites, artisanal refineries, and meeting the communities living in the hugely polluted environments caused by the oil industry
- Global renewable energy initiative aims to bring a billion people in from the dark Fri, 13 Sep 19, 9:44pmWorldwide commission aims to end energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia by driving investment in new technology
- 'Most renewable energy companies' linked with claims of abuses in mines Thu, 5 Sep 19, 6:00pmCorporate watchdog urges clean-up of supply chains as analysis finds weak regulation and enforcement has led to lack of scrutiny
- Kenya warms to the water hyacinth as wonder source of biofuel | Gilbert Nakweya Tue, 27 Aug 19, 4:00pmThis invasive plant was reviled for clogging rivers but now it’s helping provide cleaner energy and protect health
- The Guardian view on climate breakdown: an emergency for all, but especially the poor | Editorial Thu, 1 Aug 19, 3:30amRecord temperatures in Europe and the US have reinforced the danger of global heating for many inhabitants. But others are and will be far worse hitWe tend to learn better from experience than from what we have simply been...
- £680m of UK foreign aid spent on fossil fuel projects – study Tue, 23 Jul 19, 4:00pmCafod says UK is saddling poorer nations with outdated, polluting technologies
- Kenya's first coal plant construction paused in climate victory Thu, 11 Jul 19, 4:00pmOwners failed to assess environmental and community concerns, court rules, while US ambassador wades into debate in support of coal power
- Ban government investment in fossil fuels, urges cross-party group of MPs Mon, 8 Jul 19, 10:43pmUK aid projects ‘actively undermine’ efforts to tackle climate crisis, MPs and campaign groups warn
- Lord of the Rain: one man's fight against climate catastrophe – video Thu, 4 Jul 19, 4:00pmDoyte lives in South Omo, Ethiopia, one of the most remote areas in the world and hard hit by the climate crisis. As Lord of the Rain, it’s Doyte’s job to summon the rains, but for five years they haven’t come. Ethiopia’s...
- UK committed nearly £2bn to fossil fuel projects abroad last year Fri, 28 Jun 19, 2:23amElevenfold rise in funding over 12 months came as support for renewables fell to £700,000
- Radical action needed to hit UK’s zero-carbon target | Letters Mon, 17 Jun 19, 2:47amMichael Stone on the reality of Britain’s consumption, Celia Forsyth on support for fossil fuel projects, Gemma Cantelo on making cities greener and Stephen Martin on the sustainable development goalsTheresa May is deceiving...
- Fires of Jharia spell death and disease for villagers Mon, 11 Mar 19, 4:00pmThe inhabitants of a remote village at the heart of India’s coal industry brave deadly sinkholes and toxic gases simply to survive
- Chinese dam project in Guinea could kill up to 1,500 chimpanzees Thu, 28 Feb 19, 5:00pmPlanned Koukoutamba dam to be built in reserve established to protect chimps from mining
- The barefoot engineers of Malawi – in pictures Mon, 11 Feb 19, 6:00pmEight women from rural Malawi travelled to India to train as solar engineers. Now they are lighting the way for their communities, in a country where just 10% of households are powered by electricity
- Toxic mud swamps fortunes of Niger Delta women years after oil spill Wed, 19 Dec 18, 6:00pmOgoniland women produce most of the family’s food but the twin pressures of land grabs and pollution are making it impossible for them to survive