Green Deal, energy policy, and climate action
Aliko Dangote is backing a $660 million fuel pipeline linking Djibouti’s port to landlocked Ethiopia, a project that could slash transportation costs and transform regional energy security. Construction is targeted to begin before the end of 2025.
France has announced €450 million in additional targeted fuel price relief, bringing total support to €1.4 billion. Meanwhile, President Macron’s push for more biofuels in diesel is drawing environmental warnings from experts.
Europe’s joint energy crisis financing plan is unraveling as bond market fears push key member states into opposition. Debt-wary governments are blocking a common borrowing mechanism just as winter approaches.
Aliko Dangote is offering the public a stake in his record-breaking $20 billion Lagos oil refinery in what analysts are calling Africa’s biggest-ever share sale. The move raises big questions about who will actually benefit.
The European Commission’s energy directorate is grappling with a significant staffing shortage following the latest round of internal transfers. Dozens of experienced officials have moved to other departments, leaving critical policy files understaffed at a pivotal moment for EU energy policy.
The U.S. opened G20 energy talks in Houston Monday promoting “energy abundance” as Trump’s war against Iran drives crude prices to their highest levels in years. Delegations from China, India, Germany and Saudi Arabia face a packed — and deeply tense — agenda.
Climate hazards disrupted schooling for hundreds of millions of children in 2025, with floods, extreme heat, and cyclones turning classrooms into crisis zones. From Papua New Guinea to Bangladesh, a generation is losing an education to a crisis they didn’t create.
Deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet have reignited debate over how nations build infrastructure in one of the world’s most geologically unstable regions. Dr Arun Bhakta Shrestha says risk management must come first — before a single turbine spins.
The UN’s weather agency is warning of a potentially ‘supersized’ El Niño that could devastate crops, trigger floods and shake global economies through 2025. Governments are racing to prepare, but experts say the window for action is narrowing fast.
Six South Africans are missing after a deadly glacial flood devastated communities on the Nepal-China border, with Africa Disaster Relief racing to locate them. Tonight’s edition also covers illegal mining tearing apart South African towns and Kenya’s electric vehicle surge.
