Semafor • Oct 28, 2025
UN chief says world has overshot climate warming threshold
UN Secretary General António Guterres said that the world must now prepare for the ‘devastating consequences’ of climate change.
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Semafor • Oct 27, 2025
African energy investment is stalling - IEA
Financing for new electricity infrastructure has only crept up by around 5% annually since 2020.
Semafor • Oct 27, 2025
China's BYD eyes EV growth in South Africa
BYD said it will install 300 new charging stations in South Africa by the end of 2026.
Semafor • Oct 27, 2025
Nigeria, Mozambique lead Africa’s pursuit of energy independence
The Dangote oil refinery in Nigeria said it aims to more than double its capacity, while work resumes on a major LNG facility in Mozambique.
Semafor • Oct 27, 2025
Africa’s top bank has a fresh chance to bet on nuclear
The AfDB’s longheld rationale to avoid financing nuclear energy’s high costs is increasingly outdated.
Mother Jones • Oct 26, 2025
To Save Madagascar’s One-of-a-Kind Ecosystems, You Have to Feed the People First
This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.  The coral reef itself was exquisite. Growing about 3 miles offshore in 50 feet of water, it was a rugged terrain of pinks, blues, and oranges, set against a backdrop of deep blue. The coral pieces, each a colony of […]
Semafor • Oct 24, 2025
BHP’s Mike Henry on the mining industry’s ‘new reality’
The CEO counts on frank feedback and a continuous improvement culture to navigate volatile politics.
Semafor • Oct 23, 2025
Chinese firm plans to build the world’s largest floating wind turbine
The two-headed turbine would have a capacity of 50 megawatts, nearly twice as much as the biggest turbine currently on the market.
Semafor • Oct 23, 2025
Global use of coal hits record high in 2024
Most countries have pledged to wean themselves off coal, but it is cheap even if it is polluting.
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Michigan Lawsuit Calls Big Oil a “Cartel” That’s Driving High Energy Bills
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Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm
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Kristi Noem’s Throttling of FEMA Funds Constitutes a Preventable Disaster
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Snowstorms Are Hell for Wheelchair Users—But They Don’t Have to Be
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Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future – and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games
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Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
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Trump’s climate policy rollback plan relies on EPA rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding – but will courts allow it?
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In a Warming World, Winter Olympics Organizers Will Have to Adapt
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Oregon Bill Would Tax Tourists to Protect Animals and Their Habitats
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