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'Worthless' forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change

By Julia P G Jones and Neal Hockley 28 Aug 2023

Riham ElGizy, CEO of Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC), speaks during a Reuters interview ahead of the voluntary auction of carbon credits, with projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt and South Africa, at the auction in Nairobi, Kenya, 14 June 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Saudi companies buy 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits in Kenya auction

By Duncan Miriri 15 Jun 2023

Covid-19: World's response has slashed CO2 emissions - here's how to keep them down

Covid-19: World's response has slashed CO2 emissions - here's how to keep them down

Simone Abram 24 Mar 2020

Why billionaire climate philanthropists will always be part of the problem

Why billionaire climate philanthropists will always be part of the problem

Heather Alberro 3 Mar 2020

Commonwealth secretary-general advocates for climate justice

Commonwealth secretary-general advocates for climate justice

2 Mar 2020

Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative shortlisted for climate change award

Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative shortlisted for climate change award

28 Feb 2020

How heat can be used to store renewable energy

How heat can be used to store renewable energy

Antoine Koen and Pau Farres Antunez 27 Feb 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

19 Feb 2020

Major airlines say they're acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they've achieved

Major airlines say they're acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they've achieved

Susanne Becken 17 Feb 2020

UN ruling could be a game-changer for climate refugees and climate action

UN ruling could be a game-changer for climate refugees and climate action

Yvonne Su 29 Jan 2020

COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa

COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa

13 Dec 2019

The digital economy's environmental footprint is threatening the planet

The digital economy's environmental footprint is threatening the planet

Raynold Wonder Alorse 9 Dec 2019

To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't

To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't

Claudia Vickers 20 Nov 2019

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Next Generation 5 Nov 2019

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019

Pushing for a green economy and clean energy in Africa

Pushing for a green economy and clean energy in Africa

Zipporah Musau 18 Oct 2019

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3 ways sustainability and reputation are closely linked

Chris Bischoff 8 Oct 2019

Green roofs improve the urban environment - so why don't all buildings have them?

Green roofs improve the urban environment - so why don't all buildings have them?

Michael Hardman and Nick Davies 7 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

The case for a net zero emissions economy

The case for a net zero emissions economy

Brett Chrystal 2 Oct 2019

Global Change Award 2020: Submit your sustainable fashion innovation

Global Change Award 2020: Submit your sustainable fashion innovation

9 Sep 2019

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Meron Teferi Taye and Ellen Dyer 2 Sep 2019

#G7Biarritz: Fashion industry giants sign global sustainability pact

#G7Biarritz: Fashion industry giants sign global sustainability pact

27 Aug 2019

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Fossil fuel extraction could be contributing to climate change by heating Earth from within

Rizwan Nawaz & Adel Sharif 23 Aug 2019

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Chris Free 22 Aug 2019

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

8 Aug 2019

Groundwater reserves in Africa may be more resilient to climate change than first thought

Groundwater reserves in Africa may be more resilient to climate change than first thought

Mark O. Cuthbert and Richard Taylor 8 Aug 2019

Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

Baishali Bakshi 24 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

11 Jul 2019

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

10 Jul 2019

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Covid-19: World's response has slashed CO2 emissions - here's how to keep them down

Covid-19: World's response has slashed CO2 emissions - here's how to keep them down

Simone Abram 24 Mar 2020

Why billionaire climate philanthropists will always be part of the problem

Why billionaire climate philanthropists will always be part of the problem

Heather Alberro 3 Mar 2020

Commonwealth secretary-general advocates for climate justice

Commonwealth secretary-general advocates for climate justice

2 Mar 2020

Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative shortlisted for climate change award

Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative shortlisted for climate change award

28 Feb 2020

How heat can be used to store renewable energy

How heat can be used to store renewable energy

Antoine Koen and Pau Farres Antunez 27 Feb 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

19 Feb 2020

Major airlines say they're acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they've achieved

Major airlines say they're acting on climate change. Our research reveals how little they've achieved

Susanne Becken 17 Feb 2020

UN ruling could be a game-changer for climate refugees and climate action

UN ruling could be a game-changer for climate refugees and climate action

Yvonne Su 29 Jan 2020

COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa

COP 25 speakers call for united front in tackling climate change in Africa

13 Dec 2019

The digital economy's environmental footprint is threatening the planet

The digital economy's environmental footprint is threatening the planet

Raynold Wonder Alorse 9 Dec 2019

To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't

To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't

Claudia Vickers 20 Nov 2019

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Next Generation 5 Nov 2019

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019

Pushing for a green economy and clean energy in Africa

Pushing for a green economy and clean energy in Africa

Zipporah Musau 18 Oct 2019

Image credit: NeONBRAND on Unsplash.

3 ways sustainability and reputation are closely linked

Chris Bischoff 8 Oct 2019

Green roofs improve the urban environment - so why don't all buildings have them?

Green roofs improve the urban environment - so why don't all buildings have them?

Michael Hardman and Nick Davies 7 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

The case for a net zero emissions economy

The case for a net zero emissions economy

Brett Chrystal 2 Oct 2019

Global Change Award 2020: Submit your sustainable fashion innovation

Global Change Award 2020: Submit your sustainable fashion innovation

9 Sep 2019

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Meron Teferi Taye and Ellen Dyer 2 Sep 2019

#G7Biarritz: Fashion industry giants sign global sustainability pact

#G7Biarritz: Fashion industry giants sign global sustainability pact

27 Aug 2019

Robert Lucian Crusitu/Shutterstock

Fossil fuel extraction could be contributing to climate change by heating Earth from within

Rizwan Nawaz & Adel Sharif 23 Aug 2019

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Chris Free 22 Aug 2019

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

8 Aug 2019

Groundwater reserves in Africa may be more resilient to climate change than first thought

Groundwater reserves in Africa may be more resilient to climate change than first thought

Mark O. Cuthbert and Richard Taylor 8 Aug 2019

Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

Baishali Bakshi 24 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

New report: Climate change threatens progress across SDGs

11 Jul 2019

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

10 Jul 2019

Advertising can lead the charge on climate change. Here's how

Advertising can lead the charge on climate change. Here's how

Andrew MacKenzie 3 Jul 2019

The coal plant would be about 20km from Lamu town - a Unesco world heritage site. Shutterstock/Jen Watson

Court stops construction of Kenya's coal power plant. Here's why

Moina Spooner 1 Jul 2019

African cities unite in Tshwane to promote climate resilience

African cities unite in Tshwane to promote climate resilience

25 Jun 2019

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Radisson Blu forms three-way partnership to enhance sustainable forest management in Zambia

7 Jun 2019

Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor

Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor

Harald Winkler and Andrew Marquard 31 May 2019

Sharp rise in electric car sales important in slowing pace of global warming

Sharp rise in electric car sales important in slowing pace of global warming

30 May 2019

Global disaster risk reduction platform calls for drastic change of course

Global disaster risk reduction platform calls for drastic change of course

23 May 2019

President Robinson talks climate justice in Addis Ababa

President Robinson talks climate justice in Addis Ababa

23 May 2019

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation - here's how to make it climate-friendly

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation - here's how to make it climate-friendly

Laurie Wright 16 May 2019

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How marketing with CSR at its heart can change the world

Leigh Andrews 14 May 2019

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