Solar Power for Africa

by Rosalind Dean Climate change and biodiversity loss are global problems that need global solutions.  A great swathe of the world around the equator has huge potential for generating solar power.  The cost of solar power generation plummeted by around 80% in the decade after 2013.  Can we, as a world, bring these two thingsContinueContinue reading “Solar Power for Africa”

Our Congolese brothers are being persecuted for trying to save the forest

A guest blog by Karine Nohr The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a crisis of unimaginable proportions. For decades, conflict has ravaged communities, leaving over 6 million people displaced. Despite the people of Eastern Congo being hugely impoverished, it is resource-rich, with rare earth metals such as cobalt and coltan,  essential for batteries,ContinueContinue reading “Our Congolese brothers are being persecuted for trying to save the forest”

Everything is linked to everything; the backstory to your mobile phone battery.

A guest blog by Karine Nohr This column has previously written about the links between Sheffield  Environmentalists and Congolese Environmentalists. This relationship started in 2021 when the UK hosted the annual global environmental COP meeting. Because the Congolese contributors were denied visas to attend the COP, some Sheffielders platformed their perspective for them, and haveContinueContinue reading “Everything is linked to everything; the backstory to your mobile phone battery.”