World still warms in 2020 as greenhouse gases fall
Greenhouse gases have fallen during 2020. But that’s no reason for congratulations, in a year of climate drama. LONDON, 11 December, 2020 − The year of the coronavirus − the […]
Africa’s resistance grows as climate crisis worsens
Battered by storms and droughts during a tough 2019, Africa’s resistance to the climate crisis left no room for passivity. LONDON, 29 October, 2020 – Attempting to come to any […]
Why Africa’s heatwaves are a forgotten impact of climate change
Recent summers have demonstrated dramatically that heatwaves are not only deadly, but they are already being influenced by human-induced climate change. Research into heatwaves across the world has confirmed that […]
Tropical forests can still store ‘high levels’ of carbon under 2C of warming
The world’s tropical rainforests will still be able to soak up “high levels” of CO2 in the future, but only if they are left intact and global warming is limited […]
Energy Storage is the key to energy access in East Africa
Pumped hydro dams are prominently used as energy storage in East Africa, but that is changing with the increase in renewable energy and battery energy storage systems. The Eastern Africa […]
African Development Bank to support hydro-power project in Madagascar
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has agreed to support Madagascar’s Sahofika hydro-power project with partial risk guarantee (PRG) of $100m. Located on the Onive River, 100km south-east of the capital […]
Eni signs MoU to investigate castor cultivation for sustainable biofuels in Tunisia
Italian energy giant Eni has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Societè National de Distribution des Petroles (SNDP) in Tunisia, to collaboration on the cultivation of castor to […]
South African firm to study building 360-MW Ugandan hydropower plant
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) in Uganda has lifted its objections to a South African firm conducting a study for a 360-MW hydropower plant at Murchison Falls. According to the […]
South Africa’s OR Tambo airport to introduce biodiesel into operations
South African Airways (SAA) has welcomed the scaling up of the local sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply in South Africa, as the country’s OR Tambo International Airport looks to introduce […]
