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- Kenya's first coal plant construction paused in climate victory Thu, 11 Jul 19, 4:00pmOwners failed to assess environmental and community concerns, court rules, while US ambassador wades into debate in support of coal power
- Ban government investment in fossil fuels, urges cross-party group of MPs Mon, 8 Jul 19, 10:43pmUK aid projects ‘actively undermine’ efforts to tackle climate crisis, MPs and campaign groups warn
- Lord of the Rain: one man's fight against climate catastrophe – video Thu, 4 Jul 19, 4:00pmDoyte 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...
- UK committed nearly £2bn to fossil fuel projects abroad last year Fri, 28 Jun 19, 2:23amElevenfold rise in funding over 12 months came as support for renewables fell to £700,000
- Radical action needed to hit UK’s zero-carbon target | Letters Mon, 17 Jun 19, 2:47amMichael Stone on the reality of Britain’s consumption, Celia Forsyth on support for fossil fuel projects, Gemma Cantelo on making cities greener and Stephen Martin on the sustainable development goalsTheresa May is deceiving...
- Fires of Jharia spell death and disease for villagers Mon, 11 Mar 19, 4:00pmThe inhabitants of a remote village at the heart of India’s coal industry brave deadly sinkholes and toxic gases simply to survive
- Chinese dam project in Guinea could kill up to 1,500 chimpanzees Thu, 28 Feb 19, 5:00pmPlanned Koukoutamba dam to be built in reserve established to protect chimps from mining
- The barefoot engineers of Malawi – in pictures Mon, 11 Feb 19, 6:00pmEight women from rural Malawi travelled to India to train as solar engineers. Now they are lighting the way for their communities, in a country where just 10% of households are powered by electricity
- Toxic mud swamps fortunes of Niger Delta women years after oil spill Wed, 19 Dec 18, 6:00pmOgoniland women produce most of the family’s food but the twin pressures of land grabs and pollution are making it impossible for them to survive
- A billion people without electricity ‘missing out on pledged climate funds’ Tue, 4 Dec 18, 12:03amUN climate summit in Poland will hear public money available is not enough to provide clean energy for those living off-grid
- 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...