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Low emissions and economic survival – countries in the global south aren’t getting a fair deal
In 2015, more than 140 countries signed up to the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. For countries in…
Effective climate action requires us to abandon viewing our efforts as a ‘sacrifice’
If you’re like most people, you’ve been taught that climate action is a sacrifice. Cutting emissions from fossil fuels, you’ve…
Here’s how wastewater facilities could tackle food waste, generate energy and slash emissions
Most Australian food waste ends up in landfill. Rotting in the absence of oxygen produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas.…
Cooking (and heating) without gas: what are the impacts of shifting to all-electric homes?
Shutterstock Trivess Moore, RMIT University; Alan Pears, RMIT University, and Joe Hurley, RMIT University Gas connections for all new housing…
Nigeria’s fuel subsidy is gone. It’s time to spend the money in ways that benefit the poor
Protestors in Lagos rally against plans to remove the fuel subsidy in 2012. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Stephen…
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African cities and climate change: the real debate is who should pay to fix the problem
Most mayors and managers of African cities know too well that climate change is real. GettyImages Astrid R.N. Haas, University…
EU’s carbon border tax: a new report shows Africa stands to lose US$25 billion every year
Melanie Lamprecht / Shutterstock David Luke, London School of Economics and Political Science A new European law that imposes the…
Don’t panic, no plans to increase fuel pump price to N700 – IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied the alleged plan by the association to increase the pump…
All-electric homes are better for your hip pocket and the planet. Here’s how governments can help us get off gas
Pixel-Shot, Shutterstock Esther Suckling, Grattan Institute If every Australian household that uses gas went all-electric today, we would “save” more…
Electricity tariff increase, 7.5 per cent VAT on petrol unsettles Nigerians
For many Nigerians, the first 22 days of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration have been ‘bitter-sweet.’ His quick-fire decisions, hailed…
