Billionaire Mo Ibrahim attacks ‘hypocrisy’ over Africa’s gas
Telecoms entrepreneur says continent’s people should be allowed to use their vast reserves One of Africa’s richest entrepreneurs, the telecoms billionaire Mo Ibrahim, has criticised...
Category : Climate crisis
UK joins calls for World Bank reform to focus funding on climate crisis
Alok Sharma’s intervention puts pressure on Trump-appointed Bank chief who faces calls to resign The UK has joined calls for sweeping reforms to the World...
UK’s lost leadership role hurts Somalia’s fight against famine, says drought envoy
Britain is no longer the key humanitarian player and ‘great ally’ it once was, says envoy trying to get support for Somalia’s drought The UK...
UN body reaches long-term aviation climate goal of net zero by 2050
Decision described as a compromise by several European countries who wanted a more ambitious target A United Nations body has agreed to a long-term aspirational...
‘I have a voice’: African activists struggle to attend UN climate talks in Egypt
Young campaigners from the continent most affected by the climate crisis face financial and accreditation difficulties for Cop27 African climate activists from some of the...
African countries urge rich nations to honour $100bn climate finance pledge
Ministers rebuke ‘shameful’ failure to meet funding promises for poorer countries to cope with climate crisis ahead of Cop27 summit Ministers and high-ranking officials of...
Cop27 host Egypt warns UK not to backtrack from climate agenda
Unusual diplomatic intervention prompted by fears over Liz Truss’s commitment to net zero The Egyptian government, host of the next UN climate summit, has warned...
Young people demand climate justice in run-up to Cop27 UN talks
Activists from global south demand recompense for damage from countries most responsible for crisis Young people from some of the countries most affected by climate...
Cop27: Egyptian hosts urge leaders to set aside tensions over Ukraine
Organisers call on nations to carry on crucial climate negotiations despite differences on geopolitical issues The Egyptian hosts of the next UN climate summit have...
Nigeria battling floods ‘beyond control’ as warning given of dams overflowing
Floods have affected half a million people, including 100,000 displaced, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency says Nigeria is battling its worst floods in a decade...
