Pollution: it isn't all bad, in fact it can be pretty useful
It's no secret that climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today. In the Global Risks Report 2016, failure to mitigate the effects of climate change - as well as related risks such as water crises, food security and extreme weather events - dominated the list of major threats. This is why a central tenet of the landmark Paris climate agreement, hammered out last December by representatives from 195 countries and effective as of 4 November this year,
How will Africa achieve a greener future?
Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world when it comes to global warming, but the continent is stepping up efforts to find solutions with backing from climate funds. Twenty-seven nations – half of Africa – have signed up to pilot programmes financed by the African Development Bank’s Climate Investment Funds (CIF), which aim to help countries and communities tackle climate change by adapting to extreme weather, adopting renewable energy and sustainable forestr
How green energy will change Africa
In 1977, the average price of generating energy from sunshine was $76.67 a watt. Today, the price has dropped to just $0.60 a watt. It’s a stunning 99.2% drop in 38 years, and solar energy is soon going to reach “grid parity” all over the world – the point where it is cheaper, or at least equivalent in price to grid electricity from conventional sources. Last month’s successful flight across the Pacific by Solar Impulse, the world’s first fully solar-powered aircraft was a wa
Anheuser-Busch InBev Commits to a 100% Renewable Electricity Future
New commitment to secure 100% of purchased electricity from renewable sources by 2025 AB InBev to become the largest corporate direct purchaser of renewable electricity in the global consumer goods sector,1 reducing the company’s operational carbon footprint by 30% Mexico Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed, our first agreement under this new commitment Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced a commitment to secure 100% of the company’s purchased electricity from renewable sou
