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As villagers in Somali region fall ill in unexplained circumstances, some locals fear gas exploration has tainted the local water supply

Watchdog reveals huge sum ploughed into ‘world’s dirtiest fossil fuels’ despite climate vow

Rapidly growing sector could prove lucrative as Britain seeks post-Brexit trade opportunities

In 2018 when Lombok was struck by several earthquakes, some measuring up to magnitude 7, local communities around the seismic region were greatly affected...

As a case in the US alleges links between tech companies and child miners in Congo, the Guardian’s global environment editor assesses the dangers of element in high demand for batteries

Photographer 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

Worldwide commission aims to end energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia by driving investment in new technology

Corporate watchdog urges clean-up of supply chains as analysis finds weak regulation and enforcement has led to lack of scrutiny

This invasive plant was reviled for clogging rivers but now it’s helping provide cleaner energy and protect health

Record 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...

Cafod says UK is saddling poorer nations with outdated, polluting technologies

Owners failed to assess environmental and community concerns, court rules, while US ambassador wades into debate in support of coal power

UK aid projects ‘actively undermine’ efforts to tackle climate crisis, MPs and campaign groups warn

Doyte 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...

Elevenfold rise in funding over 12 months came as support for renewables fell to £700,000