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South Africans are breaking the law to get Elon Musk’s Starlink internet

18/11/2023 - Leave a Comment

Small business owner Sozwani Joko felt he wasn’t getting the one vital resource he needed to run his community internet cafe: a strong internet connection. His services – video conferencing, …

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Maine voters reject effort to create the first statewide public power company

11/11/2023 - Leave a Comment

  Voters in Maine overwhelmingly rejected scuttling the state’s for-profit utilities in favor of a public power company that would have been governed by a board of elected and appointed officials. The referendum was …

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Which way will water flow?

06/10/202302/01/2024 - Leave a Comment

Justin Taberham examines the prospects for the UK water sector. Near daily media interest and criticism of water companies’ pollution performance has lately been often stimulated by public reporting or …

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UK weighing exit from controversial energy treaty

01/09/202301/09/2023 - Leave a Comment

LONDON — The U.K. is reviewing its membership of the Energy Charter Treaty, a controversial international investment agreement, over fears it could hold back the country’s net zero plans. Energy …

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Japan eyes over $14 bln in green transformation spending – govt

25/08/202325/08/2023 - Leave a Comment

TOKYO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Japan aims to spend over 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) on green transformation to promote local production of storage batteries, semiconductors and equipment to produce …

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US: Renewable group shifts position, shakes up hydrogen debate

16/06/202316/06/2023 - Leave a Comment

One of the nation’s largest renewable trade groups unveiled revised recommendations Thursday on how “green” hydrogen emissions should be counted under the Inflation Reduction Act, highlighting the challenge facing the …

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Africa’s Richest City Is Crumbling Under Chaos and Corruption

16/06/2023 - Leave a Comment

Solomon Owa’s fingers work quickly as he speaks over the hum of his sewing machine. That’s because the hum of his sewing machine might stop at any moment. “In a …

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Net zero targets among world’s largest companies double, but credibility gaps undermine progress

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Bonn, 12th June 2023: The globally-agreed mission to curtail climate change will be impossible unless national & sub-national governments and the largest companies urgently strengthen their targets, reports the Net Zero …

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Pakistan’s 4-day internet shutdown was the final straw for its tech workers

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On May 16, frustrated with an unexpected internet shutdown in Pakistan, Karachi-based app developer Wajahat Karim posted a poll on LinkedIn. The 32-year-old asked his connections if they wanted to move …

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The “Electrify Everything” Movement’s Consumption Problem

12/05/2023 - Leave a Comment

In 2019, Thea Riofrancos was splitting her time between researching the social and environmental impacts of lithium mining in Chile and organizing for a rapid energy transition away from fossil fuels …

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