Coal gets the cold shoulder
In Paris in 2015 world governments agreed to do what they could to keep global heating to below 2 °C, and ideally to below 1.5 °C. Doing this would not …
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Zim reduces greenhouse emissions to 0,05 percent
By Kudakwashe Pembere ZIMBABWE is well within the recommended reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by the middle of this century. An authoritative new report by the Intergovernmental Panel …
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All in place for cloud seeding
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has resources required to conduct cloud seeding during the 2021-22 rainfall season, should need arise. This comes as the MSD said there were still possibilities …
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Garbage collection woes mount as council continues to struggle
By Prayon Panashe Gutsa The Harare city council is struggling to collect garbage at refuse collection points in time, in the central business district (CBD) as well as in the …
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Zimbabwe Agricultural Show set for this month-end
By Prayon Panashe Gutsa This year’s edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural show has been set for the 27th of this month and is expected to run until October 1st. The …
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Cyprus on alert as Syrian oil slick spreads across Mediterranean
Authorities in Cyprus are monitoring an oil slick that originated from a power plant on Syria’s Mediterranean coast and could soon affect the island. Syrian state media said last week …
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EU unveils sweeping climate change plan
EU unveils sweeping climate change plan The European Union has announced a raft of climate change legislation aimed at pushing it towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. …
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Record June temperatures point to more ‘extraordinary’ extremes
North America experienced its warmest June on record, according to the EU’s Earth observation programme. That will come as no surprise given the unprecedentedly high temperatures recently recorded during the …
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Climate scientists say building collapse is a ‘wake-up call’ about the potential impact of rising seas
As rescue and recovery teams dig through the rubble of the collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, scientists and engineers are starting to consider what could have possibly caused the …
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Gabon is first African country paid to protect its rainforest
GABON has become the first African country to receive payment for reducing carbon emissions by protecting its rainforest. The UN-backed Central African Forest Initiative (Cafi) has handed over $17m (£12m) …
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