Methane from tropical wetlands is surging, threatening climate plans
Baku, Azerbaijan Reuters The world’s warming tropical wetlands are releasing more methane than ever before, research shows – an alarming sign that the world’s climate goals are slipping further out of reach. A massive surge in wetlands methane – unaccounted for by national emissions plans and undercounted in scientific models – could raise the pressure […]
Essay: How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023
International sustainable development expert RACHEL KYTE, in an article published on The Conversation, looks at some of the “significant changes” which are underway and have the potential to create a more sustainable world…
COVID-19 crisis makes electricity too costly for millions in Africa, Asia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thomson Reuters Foundation The economic toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has left more than 25 million people in Africa and Asia unable to afford electricity, threatening a global goal to provide power to everyone by 2030, international agencies warned on Monday. Two-thirds of those affected were in sub-Saharan Africa, deepening disparities in […]
Scientists warn of rebound after record seven per cent fall in global emissions
London, UK Reuters Coronavirus restrictions led to a record seven per cent fall in global carbon emissions last year, but the drop will be short-lived unless efforts to phase out fossil fuel are intensified, a study by scientists in the journal Nature Climate Change said. The study by scientists from institutions in Australia, Britain, France, […]
First poverty, now pandemic threatens access to electricity
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation One in 10 people lack electricity and the pandemic will likely make it harder still to meet a global goal of getting power to everyone by 2030, international organisations said last week. An annual report tracking progress on sustainable energy said more than a billion people have won access to electricity since 2010, […]
Patchy progress on electricity access casts shadow on global goal
Barcelona, Spain Thomson Reuters Foundation People are gaining access to electricity at a faster pace as governments ramp up efforts in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Kenya – but the prospects for many African countries remain gloomy, international agencies said last week. Globally, those living without electricity dropped to about 840 million in 2017 from one […]