Late last year, a coalition of environmental and human rights organisations filed an urgent interim interdict in the Makhanda High Court to prevent Shell from conducting seismic surveys to explore for oil and gas off...
renewable energy
China’s billion dollar dirty coal projects
China is investing heavily in coal-fired plants in Africa, even as it prioritises renewable energy at home As China pushes clean energy policies at home, it is exporting high-polluting coal fired thermal power...
Wind and solar change the game Â
As DRC’s Inga 3 hydropower project falters, questions are being asked about the financial risk to both host and its main client, South Africa Seven years ago, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) proposed the Inga 3...
Has Africa’s time for hydropower passed?
Africa has vast untapped sources of hydroelectricity but climate change, particularly droughts, raises questions about sustainability. Hydroelectricity has an attractive appeal for Africa. It can provide a baseload - a...
Going to waste
Solar power: the dark side Traded as environmentally sound, solar power leaves waste that could engulf Africa in the same way as plastic Daniel Wesonga, a resident of Moi Farm village in western Kenya, is a happy man...
READ THE LATEST ISSUE
