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Africa backs gas-powered cars over EVs to cut emissions

African governments opt for gas-run cars over EVs to drive down transport emissions

Countries like Nigeria, Egypt and Tanzania are promoting CNG as a cheaper, cleaner fuel than petrol – but using gas could hold back a green transition

Elevating women can bridge India’s green skills shortage

India can plug its green skills gap by elevating women in the workforce 

The government and business can do much more to improve training in sectors such as renewables to include more women and help meet climate goals

Arctic geoengineering experiment shuts down over environmental risks

US-based nonprofit Arctic Ice Project has cancelled tests in Alaska because of potential disruption to the food chain

Shell dodges paying compensation for sham carbon credits in China

Shell dodges paying compensation for sham carbon credits in China

The energy giant exited the failed projects after Verra asked for redress, but a legal expert says Shell should be held responsible

EU backs North Africa hydrogen pipeline, but is it a green dream?

The EU, Algeria and Tunisia plan to build a subsea pipeline to start exporting green hydrogen to the bloc by 2030, but experts say the numbers don’t add up

“Pathetic”: New Zealand plans to barely cut emissions between 2030 and 2035

The government aims to reduce emissions by 51-55% between 2005 and 2035, promising additional cuts of just 1% from its previous 2030 goal

A copper mine in Chile's Antofagasta region (Photo: Ignacio Conese)

We must challenge rising demand for transition minerals, says UN rapporteur

Elisa Morgera warns that environmental and human rights impacts must be fully assessed in decisions on new mining projects to power a green shift

Workers walk near power lines connecting pylons of high-tension electricity from the power substation at the Lake Turkana Wind Power project (LTWP) in Loiyangalani district, Marsabit County, northern Kenya, September 4, 2018. African leaders seek investments to achieve energy goals

African leaders seek investments in ailing grid infrastructure to achieve energy goals

The poor state of many networks across Africa is slowing growth in renewable electricity provision, while off-grid solar may be faster and cheaper for rural areas

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At the Clean Energy Frontier

Indian start-ups mine e-waste for battery minerals but growing industry has a dark side

Autism and cancer cases are soaring in Chile linked to pollution from copper mining critical for the energy transition, doctors say

‘The state doesn’t want to know’: Doctors raise alarm on children’s health crisis in Chile’s copper heartland

Beyond lithium: how a Swedish battery company wants to power Europe’s green transition with salt

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The world is getting smaller for pastoralists facing multiple threats

Why a global pact on plastic pollution needs production curbs?

Production curbs needed for strong global pact on plastic pollution, campaigners say

Can climate funders overcome fear to tread in conflict zones? 

Aid agencies grapple with climate adaptation in fragile states  

Cross-border climate risks can't be solved in isolation  

Cross-border climate risks can’t be solved in isolation  

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Can Indonesia find alternatives to replace coal?

Indonesia’s next priority should be finding alternatives to replace coal

Indonesia’s new plan to phase out coal by 2040 needs clear and manageable targets, along with more renewables to meet rising power demand

Wall Street's faltering on climate action opens up opportunity for European banks

Wall Street’s faltering on climate action opens up opportunity for European banks

With major US banks out of net zero alliance, European members should push to raise its ambition and turn words into action

LA fires show human cost of climate-driven 'whiplash' between wet and dry extremes

LA fires show human cost of climate-driven ‘whiplash’ between wet and dry extremes

These cycles can worsen wildfires, like in California, where rapid vegetation growth is followed by drying – and also exacerbate flooding when unusually heavy rains hit baked ground

An Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-8SH takes off at the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery airport, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 26, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian). How can we make aviation more sustainable right now?

Five ways to make aviation more sustainable right now

The aviation industry has been slow to engage with the climate change agenda and new technology that could help it decarbonise is still being developed

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Climate protests surged in 2018-2019 and have continued, sparking a crackdown by authorities using the law to criminalise and constrain activism

The world is getting smaller for pastoralists facing multiple threats

Africa’s herders are trying to maintain their way of life in the face of rising climate stress, conflict and competition for land

Call for climate reparations at the ICJ even more urgent after COP29 falls short

Call for climate reparations at the ICJ even more urgent after COP29 falls short   

People whose rights are harmed by climate impacts deserve remedy and reparation – and legal clarity from the International Court of Justice would be a first step

Why a global pact on plastic pollution needs production curbs?

Production curbs needed for strong global pact on plastic pollution, campaigners say

Rather than just reusing and recycling ever-growing mountains of plastic waste, it’s essential to tackle the problem at the source

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