Africa

Earth 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

Earth 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

Earth 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

Earth 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

Partner content

OCP Group: Promoting Agricultural Growth in Africa

Partner content presented by OCP

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

Earth 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

Earth 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

Earth 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

Egypt

Watch: Protesters call for compensation from wealthy nations at COP27

Demonstrators have called on wealthy nations to pay fair compensation for the global impacts of the climate crisis, while protesting outside the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt on Friday.

12/11/2022

No Comment

Activists march through COP27 venue

Activists at COP27 call on world leaders to fulfil their financial pledge to help global south combat climate change.

11/11/2022

Earth News

COP27: What happened on day six of the UN climate conference?

US President Joe Biden arrived at the climate conference as discussions focused on decarbonisation.

11/11/2022

Tech News

These giant rats with hi-tech backpacks are trained to save your life

The rats are being trained to sniff out humans in mock disaster zones and will be kitted out to communicate with victims.

11/11/2022

Explore

Beauty and sorrow: Family retraces steps of enslaved Angolan ancestors

In partnership with Governo de Angola

In a voyage of remembrance and natural beauty, Euronews joins a family from Virginia on their historic journey to retrace the path of their ancestors who were taken as slaves in 1619.

11/11/2022

Ecotech

UN to hunt sources of climate warming methane from space

There will be a public database of global methane leaks to encourage governments and companies to curb emissions.

11/11/2022

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DR Congo volunteers try to help displaced children

Some 237,000 people have been displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo since March, says the United Nations, since clashes broke out in March. Some 60% are children.

11/11/2022

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Visitors tour home of archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb

Egypt opens the former residence of the British archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb to the public.

10/11/2022

Earth News

COP27: 5 key takeaways from science and youth on day 5

Protests continued at the conference with activists calling out fossil fuel lobbyists and asking for climate justice

10/11/2022

Ecotech

COP27: How technology plays a role in the climate change negotiations

As the political talks continue at the COP27 in Egypt, side events are discussing how big tech can play a role at the climate negotiating table.

10/11/2022

Nature

Finance industry is making ‘zero progress’ on COP26 pledges

On finance day at COP27, Global Witness reveals that one of COP26’s biggest financial commitments is being dangerously undermined.

10/11/2022

Earth News

Dash for gas following invasion of Ukraine jeopardises climate goals

Planned oil and gas projects could emit 10 per cent of the world's remaining carbon budget.

10/11/2022

Earth News

COP27: 5 key takeaways as finance comes under fire on day 4

From funds for Egypt's coral reefs to criticism around unfulfilled net zero pledges, here’s the latest from the UN climate conference.

09/11/2022

Earth News

‘African COP’: Continent centre stage at UN climate conference

The world's richest nations have already failed to fulfil a $100 billion-a-year pledge in climate change funding.

09/11/2022

Nature

Egypt’s famous coral reefs get a funding boost at COP27

Sharm El Sheikh’s reefs are far more than just a backdrop to the climate conference - they’re a globally important ecosystem.

09/11/2022

Earth News

COP27: World 'burning up faster' than it can recover, says Pakistan PM

Sharif argued Pakistan exemplifies the extreme vulnerability of nations in the developing world.

09/11/2022