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- Delegates and a dinosaur: penultimate day of Cop26 – in pictures Fri, 12 Nov 21, 11:44pmAttendees on day 11 of UN summit in Glasgow included London mayor Sadiq Khan and a Tyrannosaurus rex
- The grim stakes of climate crisis for my generation are undeniable | Maya Ozbayoglu Thu, 4 Nov 21, 9:00pmUtopia is within our reach if we address the colonial, racist and oppressive roots of our current planetary crisis
- Twenty countries pledge end to finance for overseas fossil fuel projects Thu, 4 Nov 21, 3:18amUK among countries at Cop26 vowing to divert funds to low-carbon energy from 2022
- Fears global energy crisis could lead to famine in vulnerable countries Thu, 21 Oct 21, 4:41amOne of world’s biggest fertiliser producers calls for action as high gas prices force it to slash production
- Make historic campaign to ban leaded petrol ‘blueprint to phase out coal’, says UN Wed, 1 Sep 21, 4:00pmHailing end to toxic fuel additive, Guterres says same commitment is needed to eliminate other pollutants
- Stop the east African oil pipeline now | Bill McKibben, Diana Nabiruma and Omar Elmawi Tue, 17 Aug 21, 9:14pmThe fate of a planned line from Uganda to Tanzania will be the first test of whether anyone was listening to António Guterres’ call to end fossil fuels
- ‘It’s outrageous’: Trinidadian fishers film ‘half-hearted’ oil spill clean-up Fri, 13 Aug 21, 5:39pmHundreds of spills off Gulf of Paria having ‘dire’ impact on local fishing in one of the most biodiverse areas of Trinidad and Tobago
- 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