Africa

Green News

'A fossil fuel fair’: Experts and activists speak out on COP27

But others hailed the conference for setting up a loss and damage fund.

21/11/2022

Partner content

OCP Group: Adding value to the land and creating local opportunities

Partner content presented by OCP

Soil health is fundamental to the future of the planet. Without fertile land there would not be enough food to go around, and the resources we have need to be carefully guarded.

21/11/2022

Egypt

COP27: Mixed reactions over what climate summit did and didn't achieve

For the first time, the nations of the world have decided to help pay for the damage an overheating world is inflicting on poor countries.

20/11/2022

Egypt

COP27 climate summit closes with agreement to compensate poor countries

Poor countries which suffer droughts, floods and heatwaves, made worse by the carbon emissions of rich countries, to see some "climate justice".

20/11/2022

Tunisia

Bonjour! Francophone leaders gather for Tunisia summit

Emmanuel Macron is seeking more support for Ukraine, and encouraging efforts to strengthen the use of French, especially in North Africa.

19/11/2022

Egypt

COP27 summit tries to reach agreement in eleventh hour negotiations

UN climate talks into extra time as no consensus on key issues such as funds for loss and damage suffered by poorer countries hit by extreme weather.

19/11/2022

Egypt

COP27 climate talks given 24-hour extension to break deadlock

With climate change talks deadlocked on a reparation fund, negotiators have been given an extension into Saturday to settle their differences.

18/11/2022

Green News

Everything we know so far about the COP27 deal emerging from Egypt

The draft cover decision has been released, but leaves many questions around loss and damage - plus a possible typo - unanswered.

18/11/2022

No Comment

Growing anger at waste crisis gripping Tunisia's second city

Rubbish has been piling up in the streets of Sfax, as landfill sites reach capacity and local residents are forced to burn their own refuse.

18/11/2022

Libya

Greek foreign minister refuses to leave his plane on visit to Tripoli

Dendias was about to be welcomed by his Tripoli counterpart, which Athens says was not agreed on.

17/11/2022

Green News

5 key things that happened on day eleven of COP27

With a draft deal published today, experts say that it looks like the climate talks could head into overtime.

17/11/2022

No Comment

Building Collapses in Nairobi, killing two people

A multi-story building Collapses in the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, killing two people.

17/11/2022

Green News

Women are leading climate talks on COP27's toughest topic

Nearly all of the key players in negotiations on loss and damage are women.

17/11/2022

Green News

What is and isn’t in the UN’s draft COP27 climate deal

Experts now say that talks are likely to go beyond the Friday deadline.

17/11/2022

Green News

Here are 5 key things that happened on day ten of COP27

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived to a warm welcome while world leaders reaffirmed 1.5C global warming goals.

16/11/2022

Green News

Here are 5 key things that happened on day nine of COP27

Negotiations are still slow but there was a glimmer of hope today as the US and China agreed to resume cooperation on climate issues.

15/11/2022

Green News

Grants vs loans at COP27: Japan defends its outlier status on finance

Japan gave €7.6 bn more than its fair share of historical emissions.

15/11/2022

Green News

Here are 5 key things that happened on day eight of COP27

With most of the big names now gone, negotiators are sitting down to work out the details of the final COP27 deal.

14/11/2022

Global Japan

East Africa’s geothermal green energy revolution

In partnership with The Government of Japan

In Kenya's Olkaria, on the edge of the Hell’s Gate National Park, are five power plants that produce around 800MW - that’s enough to power more than four million homes a year.

14/11/2022

Climate Now

Greenhouse gas concentrations higher than in all of human civilisation

In partnership with Copernicus

Following the warmest October on record and with greenhouse gas concentrations higher than they've ever been, COP27 experts assess the state of the Earth's climate.

14/11/2022

Green News

Watch what you might have missed from the first week of COP27

What happened during the first week of COP27? Here’s the 5 things you need to know

14/11/2022

Green News

Glimmers of hope: Here are the climate wins from COP27 so far

In a storm of record emissions and slow negotiations, there has been some positive news out of the UN climate conference.

14/11/2022

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OCP Group: Promoting Agricultural Growth in Africa

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Can Africa become the world’s breadbasket? Morocco’s OCP Group, a global leader in plant nutrition and the largest producer of phosphate-based fertilisers, is sure it can.

14/11/2022

Green News

'We are the future': Young people are leading the way at COP27

“We are trying to have a higher moral compass than the decision makers,” say youth leaders.

13/11/2022

Green News

Hundreds of people protest for climate justice at COP27

Organisers say they were not allowed to march through the streets of Sharm El Sheikh.

12/11/2022

Green News

COP27: UN climate talks near halftime with key issues unresolved

The two-week climate conference started strong with appeals from world leaders to curb emissions and help developing nations cope with climate change.

12/11/2022