At night, when the world lights up, large swathes of Africa remain cloaked in darkness—a stark reminder of the continent’s lack of reliable access to electricity. This access is one of the key ...

One of such is the increased benefits and possibilities around electric vehicles (EVs). The future of transportation is undoubtedly electric, and Africa has the opportunity to be at the forefront of ...

More Africans are rushing to catch up on solar energy as the cost of fossil fuels and natural gas goes up in some countries and as others push to move away from frequent power blackouts, a new report ...

Turkey surpassed Germany as Europe's top polluter from fossil fuel power production for the first time in 2024, marking an important shift in Europe's main polluting hubs away from traditional ...

Some governments in Africa promote CNG, a gas, over petrol - but using gas instead of EVs still produces more emissions ...

Cycling is a full-body workout that improves cardiovascular health, strengthens muscles and enhances mental well-being.

The Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS), conducted by the World Economic Forum, aims to identify the risks facing the planet in the short, medium, and long term. The 2025 report reveals that ...

Still today, 685 million people live in the dark - more than 80 per cent of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. The connection ... rely heavily on polluting fossil fuels for their daily life, perpetuating ...

Burning fossil fuels is deadly on many levels. The pollution in our air and water from burning coal, oil and gas kills people. The pollution from extracting fossil fuels and transporting them ...

This is far higher than in countries like the United States and China, where nearly two-thirds of their energy is still produced from carbon-polluting fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Donald Trump’s inaugural address as US president this week included a eulogy to fossil fuels and the ...