Mohamed Adow is the founder and director of Power Shift Africa. At London Climate Action Week, electrification moved from the margins of climate policy to the centre of the road…
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Campaigners oppose Dangote’s planned Kenya refinery over climate and ecological risks
Climate and environment campaigners have urged the Kenyan government to halt plans for a proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery backed by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, warning the project threatens one…
UN seabed regulator defends authority as mining firms seek to halt inquiry
The UN body that regulates mining in international waters has defended its authority over ocean governance after two subsidiaries of deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) launched legal action…
A strong El Niño spells more climate pain for the Philippines
Suresanathan Murugesu is the country director of Action Against Hunger in the Philippines The Philippines is caught in an extreme weather trap. Here, forecasts for a strong El Niño in…
Loss and damage fund delays first project approvals as needs dwarf resources
The board of the UN’s fledgling Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) has decided to consider its first package of projects for support at its next meeting in…
Iran war fuel shocks threaten Africa’s clean cooking push, IEA says
Disruptions to global fuel markets caused by the war in Iran have hit Africa’s efforts to expand clean cooking with gas, prompting the International Energy Agency (IEA) – backed by…
As blue economy gathers pace, communities must benefit from ocean boom, activists say
As governments and institutions pledged billions for offshore wind, cleaner shipping and marine protection at last month’s Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, countries are increasingly turning to the ocean as…
Ugandan farmers launch UK court case against East African oil pipeline
Four Ugandan farmers filed a case with London’s High Court on Tuesday, aiming to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) from starting to operate by asking the court…
As food shocks spread, citizens are showing more leadership than governments
Rich Wilson is CEO of the Iswe Foundation and co-founder of the Global Citizens’ Assembly. The numbers are stark. According to the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises, 266 million people…
Billions unlocked as Green Climate Fund agrees to spend more and save less
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will have nearly $6 billion more to spend on emissions-reduction and climate adaptation projects in developing countries, after its board agreed to a management proposal…
