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- Land defenders: will the Cáceres verdict break the ‘cycle of violence’ in Honduras? Thu, 15 Jul 21, 7:30pmConviction of businessman who conspired in murder of indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres raises hopes of end to impunity
- Trillions of dollars spent on Covid recovery in ways that harm environment Thu, 15 Jul 21, 3:00pmOnly 10% of $17tn global bailout directed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions and restoring nature, report finds
- UK support for Mozambique gas plant fuelling conflict – Friends of the Earth Thu, 15 Apr 21, 3:00pmEnvironmental group warns UK’s £750m funding for fossil fuel project could worsen Isis-led insurgency
- ‘We cannot drink oil’: campaigners condemn east African pipeline Wed, 14 Apr 21, 9:15pmActivists say the ‘heart of Africa’ line shipping crude from Uganda to Tanzania is unnecessary and poses a huge environmental risk
- Diversify or risk unrest, oil producers warned in report Fri, 26 Mar 21, 4:30pmAs world shifts to green energy, Iraq and Nigeria among those vulnerable to ‘wave of instability’
- ‘It's radical’: the Ugandan city built on solar, shea butter and people power Wed, 3 Mar 21, 7:00pmOjok Okello is transforming his destroyed village into a green town where social enterprises responsibly harness the shea tree
- Floating 'mini-nukes' could power countries by 2025, says startup Fri, 18 Dec 20, 5:00amDanish company plans to fit ships with small nuclear reactors to send energy to developing countries
- Ugandan lawmakers reject plan for Murchison Falls hydropower dam Fri, 25 Sep 20, 8:49pmActivists praise decision to reject energy ministry’s proposal to dam the world-famous waterfall
- Ugandan government rejects plan for Murchison Falls hydropower dam Fri, 25 Sep 20, 8:49pmActivists praise decision to reject energy ministry’s proposal to dam the world-famous waterfall
- Campaigners start legal challenge to UK's $1bn grant to Mozambique gas project Mon, 7 Sep 20, 3:00pmFriends of the Earth seeks judicial review, saying aid deal contradicts climate commitments
- Africa can become a renewable energy superpower – if climate deniers are kept at bay Mon, 20 Jul 20, 3:30pmNigel Lawson’s thinktank is pushing dirty energy on the continent with the greatest capacity for creating clean fuel
- Tensions mount as Ethiopia allows dam across Nile headwaters to fill Thu, 16 Jul 20, 4:01amEgypt fears hydroelectric project will restrict limited waters on which its population depends
- UK government development bank to end fossil fuel financing Thu, 2 Jul 20, 7:22pmCDC Group’s climate strategy will stop support for most polluting projects in developing countries
- UK government's development bank to end fossil fuel financing Thu, 2 Jul 20, 7:22pmCDC Group’s climate strategy will end support for most polluting projects in developing countries
- Petrol sold to Nigeria from Europe 'dirtier' than black market 'bush' fuel Wed, 1 Jul 20, 4:30pmSamples from illegal refineries in Niger delta found to be of a higher quality than imported petrol in new analysis