Wind and solar power are 40% cheaper than new coal generation today, analysis of government data shows. By Megan Darby. Wind and solar power is 40% cheaper than output from …
As the world hails Paris, Africa’s energy plans are stagnating
By Ed King. Celebrations at UN headquarters, despondency on the streets of Kinshasa. News the Paris climate agreement was on its way into force had diplomats popping the corks in …
The Paris Agreement of refrigeration – a bluffer’s guide
By Lou Del Bello. HFCs. Ever heard of them? They are chilling your vegetables, cooling your office and keeping your hairdo in place.
High and dry: South African drought leaves Lesotho parched
By Sipho Kings in Katse, Lesotho. Farmers in Lesotho are using the last reserves of energy in their starved cattle to plough fields, in the hope that the long-delayed rains …