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Artwork by Fabeha Monir.

Our view

We are living in a disaster movie

Fires are raging on every continent. Our planet is both drowning in water and withering away due to drought. Surely it must be clear to us all by now that humankind is heading for disaster.

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

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Bhutan is the first country that has become carbon negative.

Good news

Bhutan’s successful climate action and Vietnam’s new AI law

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by D+C / E+Z
The Makoko floating slum in Lagos, Nigeria.

Population growth

Why affordable housing remains out of reach in Nigeria

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by Sarafadeen Olalekan Oyeleke
The “Road to Africa” project is testing the infrastructure for e-mobility in Africa by undertaking journeys through several countries.

E-mobility

Powering Africa’s trade: The promise of electric corridors

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by Kenny Suze
Good repairability can significantly extend the lifespan of a smartphone.

Technology

Why “fair” smartphones should become the new standard

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by Viktor Schödwell
The world is rich in mineral resources – yet the profits are unevenly distributed.

Mining

Rare earths and other critical minerals – an overview

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by D+C / E+Z
Can he save Africa from current and future fuel crises? Aliko Dangote at a panel discussion in Doha last year.

Energy

Can East Africa refine its way out of crisis?

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
The Goldman Environmental Prize this year has gone exclusively to women.

Good News

Recognition of Afghan women’s football team and prize for female environmental activists

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by D+C / E+Z
Xiomara Acevedo (white blouse, hair down) at the TAFF conference in Santa Marta, Colombia, in April.

Climate action

“We don’t want another endless process without real implementation”

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by Xiomara Acevedo Navarro
by Leon Kirschgens
The Bolivian lithium extraction plant, Llipi, at the Uyuni Salt Flat.

Bolivia

The untapped treasure of the Andes

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by Katja Dombrowski
There can be no energy transition without batteries, and when it comes to the battery industry, there is no getting around China: wind turbines in China’s Jiangxi Province.

Just Transition

High ambition: jointly improving the battery industry

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by Inga Petersen
by Eva-Maria Verfürth