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Floods in Kenya : Climate reality dawns
1 commentNearly 35 people were reported dead in Kenya in the first few weeks of January, following heavy rains. The Meteorological Department says the rains will subside by the end of the month, but the destruction in their wake is linked to years of environmental degradation. Rosalia Omungo reports on the reality beyond the Copenhagen summit.
»Samso Island: The Clean Energy miracle
No commentsHow one small Danish island transformed itself from a quiet backwater to a pioneer in the world’s clean energy revolution.
»Biking for a carbon-free smoothie
No commentsHow much energy does it actually take to power our everyday appliances? In some cases, it takes 30 minutes of heart-thumping exercise. Katrine Vejby, a Danish journalist and advocate for a carbon-free Copenhagen, talks about a new technology that turns pedal power into electricity.
»Denmark harnesses green power from offshore winds
No commentsDenmark responded to the 1973 oil crisis — when prices rose and producers stopped exports to many countries — with an ambition for independence from this form of fuel.
»Nigeria Set To Announce Fresh Gas Flareout Date
No commentsNigeria, a notorious flarer of associated gas, says that a new date to stop the act, which will soon be announced, will not be shifted this time around.
»Nigerian Climate VIPs Preach Sustainability
No commentsNigerians are using the Copenhagen climate summit to highlight how they can tap the potential for sustainable economic development in the country.
»Africa Seeks $30bn To Remedy Effect
No commentsThe Africa Group is seeking short and long-term funding to tackle environmental damages as a result of a changing global climate.
»You have our future in your hands; children tell world leaders at UN climate negotiations
No commentsAs the United Nations climate negotiations draws to conclusion in Copenhagen, children are cautioning world leaders that the coming generation will judge them harshly if they failed to save the world from the cruel impact of climate change on the world’s population. Positioning themselves as a generation that will inherit decisions taken at the ongoing [...]
»Climate negotiations stumble amid discord
No commentsClimate negotiators try to whittle a new climate deal into a manageable text as world leaders begin to arrive at UN talks here in the Danish capital, but big differences remain between countries, including the old rift between rich and poor, as well as tension amongst developing countries themselves.
»South Africa’s Split Personality
No commentsA day before the UN climate conference began in the Danish capital, South Africa announced a reduction in growth of fossil fuel emissions. Now, though, environmental groups accuse the continent’s biggest economy of hypocrisy.
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