Has finance for green industry had an impact in Africa? What’s happened in 41 countries over 20 years: The African continent finds itself in a predicament. Advanced economies in the rest of the world developed through industrialisation: their economies transformed from mainly agricultural to industrial. This involved burning fossil fuels like coal, generating greenhouse gas …
Armées de maintien de la paix : leurs particularités et leur impact en Afrique: Depuis 1948, plus de 2 millions de soldats de la paix en uniforme ont servi dans plus de 70 missions de maintien de la paix de l’Organisation des Nations unies (ONU). Ils proviennent de plus de 120 États membres de l’ONU. …
Peacekeeping armies: what are they, why do African states build them and what impact do they have?: Since 1948, more than two million uniformed peacekeepers have served in over 70 United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. They have come from over 120 UN member states. But a few countries have regularly contributed a significant proportion of …
Warming oceans are changing marine habitats – study explores the impact on thousands of species: Every year, human activities release billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases trap heat from the Sun, making the Earth warmer than it would be without them. Over 90% of the extra heat from greenhouse gases …
Businesses that try to come clean about their impact on nature can end up concealing more than they reveal: Fahroni/Shutterstock Humans have overfished the ocean, cleared forests, polluted water and created a climate crisis by burning fossil fuels. These actions are affecting biodiversity around the world, from remote islands to our own backyards. Biodiversity can …
Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker: a tumultuous examination of the impact of domestic abuse on motherhood: Clove is a young woman with a seemingly good life. She has an adoring husband, two healthy, happy children and a comfortable home in Portland, a pleasant US city. She is a perfectionist with an obsession with clean eating and …
Extreme weather in South Africa is disrupting tourism – research tracks the impact on coastal areas: South Africa has experienced some extreme weather events in recent months. These have included floods and an uncommon tornado in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, floods in the Eastern Cape and mid-latitude cyclones in the Western Cape. Kaitano Dube, a …
Satellites are burning up in the upper atmosphere – and we still don’t know what impact this will have on the Earth’s climate: Paul Fleet / shutterstock Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced it will dispose of 100 Starlink satellites over the next six months, after it discovered a design flaw that may cause them to …
Gigantic solar farms of the future might impact how much solar power can be generated on the other side of the world: Kertu / shutterstock The Sun’s energy is effectively limitless. While resources such as coal or gas are finite, if you are able to capture and use solar power it doesn’t prevent anyone else …
Misinformation: how fact-checking journalism is evolving – and having a real impact on the world: “Fake news” loves a crisis. It’s clear now that false information has played a role in recent events around the world from divisive elections to the COVID pandemic to the conflict roiling Israel and Gaza. It is important to counter false …
Three images that show wartime photographs can have greater impact than the written word: This article contains images that some may finding distressing, including of torture. “Images are worth a thousand words. These images may be worth a million.” US secretary of state Antony Blinken’s response to being shown graphic images of the victims of …
Maximising Visual Impact: Google Display Ads Innovations for 2023: Are you looking for ways to maximise the visual impact of your Google Display Ads in 2023? You’re in luck! This article outlines the latest innovations in ad placement, dynamic ads, responsive ads, video ads, interactivity, shopping ads, app ads, bidding strategies, and reporting & analysis. …
Global university rankings now include social impact: African universities are off to a strong start: Universities across Africa can drive prosperity through innovation. Westend61 World university rankings are released towards the end of each year. Institutions globally scramble to see how they have fared. Have they risen or fallen? If so, by how much and …
New single-use plastic ban takes effect in England – here’s why its impact may be limited: A new ban prohibits businesses in England from selling some single-use plastic products. Freepik2/Shutterstock Single-use plastic and packaging has become an essential part of our lives. In the UK, households collectively throw away an estimated 100 billion pieces of …
Fashion industry’s environmental impact is largely unknown – here’s why: BAZA Production/Shutterstock How do the clothes you buy wear out the natural world? To take stock of the damage you have to account for the materials, water and energy that went into making a garment, and the greenhouse gas emissions, chemical pollutants and other byproducts …
Inflation may be coming down but its unequal effects can still have a big impact on wellbeing: Different inflation strokes for different folks. pathdoc/Shutterstock Inflation is coming down across developed economies, although not as much as governments and central banks would like. The latest figures tracking UK inflation show prices rose by 7.3% in the …
Vegan diet has just 30% of the environmental impact of a high-meat diet, major study finds: Billion Photos / shutterstock We know that meat has a substantial impact on the planet, and that plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable. But exactly how much impact does the food we eat have on environmental outcomes and what …
Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study: Anney_Lier/Shutterstock You might remember newspaper articles in 2021 claiming that towing nets over the seabed to catch fish (known as bottom trawling) releases as much carbon as all flights taken each year. It turns out that the assessment behind this claim overestimated …