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Africa: New Fossil Proves Lucy’s Species Coexisted With Another Relative Species

eriinfo.com1 week ago05 mins

Addis Ababa — A new fossil discovered at Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia, has revealed that Lucy’s species co-existed with another relative species, Arizona State University researcher Yohannes Haile-Selassie reveled today. The Australopithecus deyiremeda, a little-known early human ancestor that lived 3.4 million years, was discovered in 2009. Ethiopian Heritage Authority Director-General, Abebaw Ayalew, and Arizona State University…

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Africa: This Year’s Climate Talks Saw Real Progress – Just Not On Fossil Fuels

eriinfo.com1 week ago013 mins

It wasn’t a comfortable process for the tens of thousands of delegates trying to hash out progress on climate change on the edge of the Amazon in Belém, Brazil. I experienced the challenges of the United Nations COP30 climate talks firsthand. Delegates were hot and sweaty. Tech and aircon didn’t always work. Both flood and…

UN climate summit drops mention of fossil fuels from draft deal

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago09 mins

Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent, in Belém, Brazil Getty Images Members of the Ipereg Ayu movement, representing the indigenous Munduruku group, demoonstrated outside this year’s summit All new mention of fossil fuels, by far the largest contributor to climate change, has been dropped from the draft deal under negotiation as the COP30 UN climate talks…

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Africa: ‘Decisive Battle’ – Guterres Calls for Youth Power in Fight to Phase Out Fossil Fuels

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago07 mins

A page feels like it’s turning. After years of debate, the long-awaited roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels may finally be written into the official decisions of COP30. On Tuesday in Belém, ministers from Colombia, Germany, Kenya, the Marshall Islands, Sierra Leone, the United Kingdom and several other countries, voiced strong support for Brazil’s proposal…

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Africa: The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Endangering a Quarter of Humanity – New Report

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago016 mins

First-of-its-kind mapping with multi-country research reveals depth and scale of fossil fuel industry’s potential harm 520 million children globally live within 5km of fossil fuel infrastructure Indigenous Peoples disproportionately affected ‘We are not after money; we only want what is ours. We just want to fish … it’s our right. And they are taking our…

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Africa: Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Flood COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil, With Largest Ever Attendance Share

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With one in every 25 COP30 attendees a fossil fuel lobbyist, massive industry presence intensifies calls to protect climate negotiations from corporate capture New analysis reveals more than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the COP30 climate talks in Belém, marking yet another year of overwhelming industry presence at crucial climate negotiations,…

New biofuel developed in Brazil promises complete replacement of fossil fuels

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago04 mins

A truck powered by the biofuel is on display in the Green Zone at COP30. PHOTO/Be8. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] A leading Brazilian biofuels company Be8, has developed a new biofuel capable of fully replacing fossil fuels, the development was revealed at the ongoing COP30 talks in Belém, Brazil. Be8, and Mercedes-Benz of Brazil presented…

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Africa’s Top Climate Change Challenges – a Fairer Deal On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels and Mobilising Funds

eriinfo.com4 months ago011 mins

Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very vulnerable to climate change, even though it has contributed less than 5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions over the past 170 years. Speeding up the move to…

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Africa: Clean Energy Sources Are Beginning to Overtake Fossil Fuels, but Is It Too Late?

eriinfo.com4 months ago012 mins

United Nations — As a result of the worsening climate crisis, extreme weather patterns have disrupted nearly all aspects of human life around the world. With the impacts of fossil fuel reliance being more pronounced than ever before, the United Nations (UN) has implored governments and industries to begin adopting more sustainable, renewable energy sources….