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- Singapore, the City in a Garden, sets an example for a green planet Thu, 16 Aug 18, 5:00amSingapore has transformed itself from a hub of pollution to an environmental dream-city in the past 50 years. From afar, the country's landscape looks like any other modern city with abounding skyscrapers etched into its...
- Rich countries pushing 'dirty energy' in Africa, report claims Mon, 23 Jul 18, 3:00pmStudy finds that while wealthy nations advocate renewables at home, 60% of aid to African energy projects went on fossil fuels
- UK must take lead on nuclear weapons | Letters Wed, 18 Jul 18, 2:43amThe tide towards annihilation can be turned if the political will is there, writes CND general secretary Kate HudsonAs your article on nuclear weapons states (All you wanted to know about nuclear war but were too afraid to...
- Jeremy Corbyn puts new focus on inequality but the old challenges loom Tue, 27 Mar 18, 2:18amLabour’s vision to reshape the world order will require political will to end tax evasion and create a fairer global economy
- Blockchain: so much bigger than bitcoin… Sun, 28 Jan 18, 6:00pmFrom voting to healthcare, music to energy production, blockchain may just change the way we run our livesA blockchain allows the authentication of transactions without them needing to be administered or guaranteed by a central...
- How investing in solar energy can create a brighter future for Africa Sat, 16 Dec 17, 6:11amA new scheme aims to lighten the lives of millions who live without electricity, with the promise of a possible 6% return
- Invest in solar for a brighter future for Africa Sat, 16 Dec 17, 2:34amA new scheme aims to lighten the lives of millions who live without electricity, with the promise of a possible 6% return
- The World Bank will stop funding oil and gas projects after 2019 Wed, 13 Dec 17, 5:34amOne of the world's leading financial institutions just announced plans to stop financing oil and gas projects. Today at the One Planet Summit, the World Bank officially announced that it will quit financing upstream oil and...
- Battling a tide of sewage in Brazil: ‘For 17 days we lived with our feet under water’ | Ciro Barros and Iuri Barcelos Mon, 11 Dec 17, 10:25pmResidents near the world’s fourth largest hydroelectric power plant say the Belo Monte dam has made their houses prone to floods of waste water
- In the shadow of Brazil's Belo Monte dam, the homes battling a tide of sewage | Ciro Barros and Iuri Barcelos Mon, 11 Dec 17, 10:25pmResidents living near the world’s fourth largest hydroelectric power plant say it has made their houses prone to floods of waste water, with dengue fever rife
- Amnesty calls for criminal investigation into Shell over alleged complicity in murder and torture in Nigeria Tue, 28 Nov 17, 5:01pmRights group publishes full evidence review, including statements alleging Shell managed undercover police unit in 1990s after its operations ended in Ogoniland
- How banana skins turned on the lights in Lagos ... and then turned them off again Tue, 26 Sep 17, 8:00pmFor a while it looked as if a plan to turn fruit waste into electricity might bring light for a giant Nigerian market – but then, like so many other power plans, nothing happened...
- SOLARKIOSK E-HUBBs put goods, services, and power back into Africa's hands Thu, 14 Sep 17, 9:00pmThe game-changing power of solar energy is a gift to all of the global community. Nations of the world, having recognized the absolute necessity to do so, are slowly shifting towards a clean energy economy while reaping the...
- Britain spent 'twice as much on overseas fossil fuels as renewables' Fri, 11 Aug 17, 3:01pmNearly half of £6.1bn energy spending in developing countries from 2010-14 went on oil, coal and gas-fired schemes, data shows
- UN releases inconceivable new estimate of Earth's 2050 population Fri, 23 Jun 17, 12:17amRight now there are 7.5 billion people on Earth - and counting. But the world in 2050 will be even more packed, according to new United Nations (UN) projections. This week they released the World Population Prospects: 2017...