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- 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
- Makeshift oil refineries a necessary evil for locals in north-west Syria Fri, 24 Apr 20, 5:00pmToxic fumes and repiratory disease among hazards facing people reliant on informal processing plants for work and fuel, study finds
- Makeshift oil refineries a necessary evil for locals in north-east Syria, study finds Fri, 24 Apr 20, 5:00pmToxic fumes and repiratory disease among hazards facing people reliant on informal processing plants for work and fuel
- The mystery sickness bringing death and dismay to eastern Ethiopia Thu, 20 Feb 20, 8:00pmAs villagers in Somali region fall ill in unexplained circumstances, some locals fear gas exploration has tainted the local water supply
- UK taxpayers funding African fossil fuel projects worth $750m Thu, 6 Feb 20, 11:01amWatchdog reveals huge sum ploughed into ‘world’s dirtiest fossil fuels’ despite climate vow
- UK could tap into Africa's $24bn market for off-grid solar power Wed, 22 Jan 20, 5:12amRapidly growing sector could prove lucrative as Britain seeks post-Brexit trade opportunities
- Ramboll helps Lombok locals build earthquake-resistant bamboo housing Sat, 18 Jan 20, 6:30amIn 2018 when Lombok was struck by several earthquakes, some measuring up to magnitude 7, local communities around the seismic region were greatly affected...