Africa
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New Climate Migration Model Answers Looming Question: ‘Where Will Everyone Go?’
As the hallmarks of the climate crisis—heat, thirst, hunger, sea level rise, and conflict—send millions of frightened and desperate people into flight, migration experts ... -
AfricaBioenergyCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyCoalEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentGeothermalHydropowerJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWave & TidalWind
4,000-MW Coal Plan ‘Won’t Provide Much Space’ for Pakistan’s Ambitious Renewables Target
Pakistan may be jeopardizing its own hopes of bringing renewable energy to 30% of its electricity mix by 2030, from 4% today, by pursuing ... -
AfricaAir & MarineBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasSmall Island StatesTravel, Leisure & Recreation
Ecological Disaster in the Making as Oil Slick Spreads Off Mauritius Coast
With a bulk carrier leaking tonnes of fuel off its southeast coast and rough weather at risk of tearing the Japanese-owned vessel apart, the ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySouth & Central AmericaWind
Offshore Wind Could Create 900,000 Jobs, Grow Eightfold by 2030
The offshore wind industry is posed to increase its output eightfold, from 29 to 234 gigawatts, and create 900,000 or more jobs by 2030, ... -
AfricaCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable Energy
IEA Risks Credibility with Projections that Enable New Fossil Megaprojects
The International Energy Agency is giving political cover to new fossil megaprojects, and risks undermining its own influence over the next few years, by ... -
AfricaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsOff-GridRenewable EnergySevere Storms & FloodingSolar
Off-Grid Solar Saves Lives, Keeps the Lights On as Kenya Copes with Heavy Rains, Pandemic
Small, off-grid solar installations are saving lives and keeping the lights on in Kenya, after heavy rains cut into the reliability of the rural ... -
AfricaEnergy Access & EquityEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJobs & TrainingMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasSolarWind
Adow: UK’s Mozambique Pipeline Plan Is Morally, Financially Negligent
As the Boris Johnson government debates greenlighting a billion-pound loan guarantee for a gas pipeline project in Mozambique, Mohamed Adow of Power Shift Africa ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Drive to 1.5EuropeInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatorySouth & Central America
Litigation Drives Global Policy Change on Climate, Study Shows
Recent high-profile legal cases have marked a sea change in climate litigation, showing that the courts are becoming an increasingly effective venue for driving ... -
AfricaAsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Climate Resilience Efforts Must Include Local Needs, Local Wisdom, WRI Says
Less than 10% of international climate funding is currently earmarked for local efforts to build resilience. This dynamic needs to change, says the World ... -
AfricaArctic & AntarcticaAustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOceansSevere Storms & Flooding
WMO Sees ‘Enormous Challenge’ to Hit Paris Targets as 1.5°C Warming Looms
There’s a one in five chance that average global warming will hit 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in at least one of the next five ... -
SolarAid Raises $300,000 for Remote Clinics in Malawi and Zambia
London, UK-based international charity SolarAid has raised more than US$300,000 to supply thousands of free solar-powered devices to medical professionals fighting the coronavirus pandemic ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatChinaEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail Transport
$20-Billion East African Pipeline to Displace Thousands of Farmers, Risk Massive Oil Spill
A US$20-billion pipeline project in East Africa is set to displace thousands of small farmers and endanger key wildlife habitat and coastal waters—in spite ... -
AfricaAsiaFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasSouth & Central AmericaSub-National Governments
Brazil Becomes Key Battleground in Accelerating Global Deforestation
The destruction of the Amazon rainforest accelerated by 55% in the first four months of 2020 compared to the previous year. Brazil’s answer? Slash ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemographicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & FloodingSupply Chains & Consumption
Pandemic Will Drive Global Famine Without Urgent Food System Reform
The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the risk of famine in the world’s poorest countries as it bankrupts small-hold farmers, breaks supply chains, and stymies ... -
Locust-Driven Famine Threatens Millions as COVID-19 Rages
Experts are urging policy-makers in Africa and Asia to fight the escalating locust plague at the same time as they combat the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
