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In 2020, 9% of all energy generated in Africa came from renewable sources, reports Statista. North Africa is the current leader on the continent in terms of renewable energy capacity. While Southern Africa is lagging behind, with just over 4,000 MW capacity. When all under-construction projects are completed, Central Africa's capacity is set to more than double.

A new report by the Forest Declaration Assessment says that fulfilling the Paris Agreement won’t be possible without acknowledging and supporting the crucial role of Indigenous peoples and other local communities’ (IPLCs) in protecting lands. About 90% of IPLC lands are carbon sinks, say the report authors, Climate Focus and the World Resources Institute (WRI), which analyzed the IPLC lands…

The total pledges for GEF-8 represent an increase of nearly 30 percent compared to GEF-7. Four focal areas will receive 89.2% of the GEF-8 resources, with biodiversity receiving 36%; climate mitigation receiving 16%; land degradation receiving 11.6%; chemicals and waste receiving 15%; and international waters receiving 10.6%. Negotiations on the eighth…

An Iranian official says Afghanistan should work with Iran to determine water shares from Helmand River to help end the dust storms that plague southern Afghanistan. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, Iranian Special Envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi said the dust storms that affect people in southern Afghanistan were deplorable. “For years, the Islamic Republic of…

The scenario reads more like apocalyptic science fiction than reality. The Great Salt Lake recedes and an ecological disaster, fanned by the wind, hits the Wasatch Front. But it’s not fiction. A team of graduate students at Utah State University is measuring airborne dust from the exposed lake bed as the water retreats, and some of that dust is laden with toxins. “When strong winds…

The Martian‘s Mark Watney learned the hard way just how perilous a sandstorm can be. As did Ethan Hunt and his team in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. But, when you’re safely far away from them, they’re a lot less violent and a lot more beautiful. And you can see why sandstorms are gorgeous in this stunning time-lapse video. It features ten years of exciting, intense, breathtaking storms…