‘Climate crisis is outrunning us,’ UN chief Guterres says at COP31
Guterres says the world must fight harder, accuses the fossil fuel lobby of delaying climate action at critical talks.
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‘We are desperate’: Venezuela’s power cuts fuel growing public anger
Frequent outages have fuelled protests against the government of interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez.
California leads lawsuit against Trump fuel efficiency standards rollback
Lawsuit alleges NHTSA contravenes its congressional mandate to set fuel-economy standards at ‘maximum feasible’ .
Gambian leader pledges halt to rolling blackouts as protests turn violent
Barrow pledges new power infrastructure, including a 24-megawatt plant, to tackle the worsening electricity crisis.
![Gambia's President Adama Barrow, poses for a photo, prior to the start of the ECOWAS meeting, in Abuja, Nigeria, Sunday, Dec 15, 2024. [Olamikan Gbemiga/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ap_6aa0b22b00927-1788916267.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
ANALYSIS
‘Limit overshoot, peak, decline’: A new global goal for climate change?
The world agreed to limit temperature rises in 2015; that aim is proving impossible. Is it time for a course correction?
Oil prices surge as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices spike to six-week highs as US-Iran strikes disrupt traffic in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
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Who are the economic winners and losers of the US-Israel war on Iran?
Airlines and automakers have taken a hit, while banks and energy firms have raked in big profits.
Trump executive order bans some foreign equipment in US energy grid
Order declares a national emergency over an ‘unusual and extraordinary foreign threat’ to the grid.
Can Kenya’s AI ambitions coexist with Naivasha’s water needs?
As Kenya courts data-centre investment, communities fear growing pressure on an already stressed water system.
Iraq’s solar villages show how to build an energy transition that lasts
Decentralised power can give communities the means to sustain themselves rather than wait for change to come from above.
![Kulak is one of five villages in the Kurdistan region electrified through a solar initiative that pairs new infrastructure with local training and agricultural development [Courtesy of Ruwayda Mustafah]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1777484811665-1787323332.webp?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Brazil launches AI supercomputer push while balancing US and Chinese tech
The government has announced investments of about 2.3 billion reais ($444.2m) to bolster its AI ecosystem.
![People walk past the Huawei booth, where the Atlas 950 SuperPoD system is displayed, during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, on July 17, 2026. [Go Nakamura/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-07-17T065124Z_993058877_RC2GFMARZ9BM_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-AI-1787272458.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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