Africa is facing an unprecedented surge in road and railway building with 33 huge 'development corridors' planned that threaten 2,400 of the continent's protected wildlife areas, writes Bill Laurance. We must block the most destructive plans and limit avoidable impacts on natural areas - before it's too late.
Massive road and rail projects threaten thousands of Africa’s wildlife reserves Bill Laurance James Cook University | 4th January 2015 Comment Africa Conservation Transport Development Protected …
Australian mining companies have a poor track record operating in Africa. Australian uranium company Paladin Energy has now put two of its mines into 'care-and-maintenance' and bankruptcy looms. But who cleans up the company's mess in Namibia and Malawi, asks JIM GREEN
Who cleans up the mess when an Australian uranium mining company leaves Africa? Jim Green - Nuclear Monitor | 18th June 2018 Comment Uranium Africa Australia Nuclear Mining Langer Heinrich uranium …
The government’s recent approval of the proposal to open a new coking coal mine in West Cumbria is an example of such climate nationalism in action.
The problem of climate nationalism Peter Somerville | 20th December 2022 | Comment Climate Nationalism West Cumbria Coal Mining Climate Breakdown Editor’s Picks 51826050491_9c2a07ede4_b.jpg The …
JP Morgan's announcement that it's pulling out of coal is purest doublespeak, writes Assaad Razzouk. But it's not the only financier to engage in climate hypocrisy, as banks prepare to lend $5 trillion to build 2,440 new coal power stations. To deliver the Paris Agreement they - and the loans that would finance them - must be cancelled.
Climate hypocrisy: JP Morgan's empty promises on coal Assaad Razzouk | 24th March 2016 Comment Fossil Fuels Coal Finance Mining Corporations COP21 cancel-coal-cut.jpg JP Morgan's announcement that …
Human rights violations reported as villagers 'gagged' during negotiations for compensation from Rio Tinto’s QMM mine in Madagascar.
Rio Tinto’s Madagascar 'social licence' undermined Yvonne Orengo | 4th April 2023 | Comment Rio Tinto Madagascar QMM Mining Editor’s Picks unknown.jpeg Human rights violations reported as villagers …
The UK Government is planning a coal-free energy future by 2025, writes Deniz Kemal. But it has failed to take the first step to make it happen: give clear guidance to local planners to block new coal mines on climate change grounds - like one application going to public inquiry this summer for a huge opencast mine on the Northumberland coast.
The end is nigh for coal - the UK must stop digging! Deniz Kemal | 6th March 2017 Comment Energy Coal UK Politics Mining druridge-bay-cut.jpg The UK Government is planning a coal-free energy future …