Green bonds offer hope, and risk, in Africa’s climate fight
Lagos (AFP) - It only took two days for Nigeria to raise $59 million through green bonds -- part of ...
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UK carbon emissions cut by half since 1990: experts
London (AFP) - The UK has cut its carbon emissions by 50. 4 percent since 1990 levels, a group of ...
Spain moves to strengthen power grid after huge April blackout
Madrid (AFP) - The Spanish government on Tuesday announced a package of measures to strengthen its power grid and support ...
World Bank and IMF climate snub ‘worrying’, says COP29 presidency
Bonn (AFP) - The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their ...
Energy transition: how coal mines could go solar
Bangkok (AFP) - Disused coal mines could be refashioned to place vast fields of solar panels, a new report suggests, ...
Sunny Greece struggles with solar energy overload
Kastron Viotias (Greece) (AFP) - In a field in central Greece that once grew clover and corn, maintenance worker Nikos ...
SAfrica’s coal dependency puts economy at risk: report
Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's coal-dependent economy could lose billions in export revenue and thousands of jobs as more countries ...
Key climate target of airline decarbonisation ‘in peril’: IATA
New Delhi (AFP) - The airline industry's flagship goal of decarbonising by 2050 is now "in peril" due to climate-sceptic ...
High-flying young electricians wire UK energy switch
Eakring (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Perched 45 metres (148 feet) high, young apprentice electricians replace a connection atop a pylon. ...
End of nuclear in Taiwan fans energy security fears
Taiwan (AFP) - Taiwan will turn off its last nuclear reactor on Saturday, fuelling concerns over the self-ruled island's reliance ...
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