News24 Business | As wildfires wipe out forests, Greeks debate – to replant, or not?
Greek wildfires tore through the countryside and threatened city suburbs but paused at an area previously burned.
THURSDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2024, 10:46
Greek wildfires tore through the countryside and threatened city suburbs but paused at an area previously burned.
Rescuers combed the debris-strewn banks of a river in central Japan, searching for drowning victims after homes were swept away in flooding and landslides that claimed at least seven lives.
The National Nuclear Regulator’s decision to grant a licence extension for the operation of Koeberg Unit 1 for another 20 years is being appealed.
Italy is due to regain its spot as the world’s largest wine producer in 2024 as France’s vineyards are hit by unfavourable weather, data shows.
The world remains far off track in tackling climate crisis, but the UN voiced hope that artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies will help address the towering challenges.
A humble but extremely environmentally friendly and child-safe bleach bottle won Shoprite and its recycling and packaging partners the top award at the SA Plastics Recycling Organisation’s Best Recycled Products awards.
Floods and landslides left one dead and at least six missing in central Japan, with rescue and recovery teams at work on Sunday.
An unprecedented heat wave across South Korea has driven up the price of cabbages, with the vegetable used in the famed national dish kimchi surging by nearly 70% year-on-year.
Eskom and Sasol have entered into a new agreement which sees the country’s two industrial giants work together to secure gas, ahead of a supply crisis and reduce emissions to meet climate commitments.
The Czech government said it endorsed Britain’s Rolls-Royce as a partner for the state-owned power group CEZ to develop small modular nuclear reactors.
Thousands of people demonstrated in Brussels on Monday in solidarity with the workers of a nearby Audi factory making electric vehicles that the German carmaker is considering shutting down amid slumping in sales.
The City of Cape Town has secured nearly R10 million in technical assistance from the French Development Bank to better prepare its coast against hazards related to extreme weather.
At the end of this month, England will close the doors of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, signalling the end to polluting coal-powered electricity in the UK.
Oil and gas giants have spent ~R98 billion on sports sponsorship through some 205 accords, said a study by research group New Weather Institute.
Eskom said that Koeberg’s Unit 1 is in the process of being returned to service.
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa raised concerns over nuclear warfare amid rising geopolitical tensions.
There are only around 40 of the animals left in the world, conservationists say.
The rocket flew for about eight minutes before SpaceX lost contact and ended its live stream.
The stage invader says he “came here for a climate demonstration, not a political view”.
Visitors have been flocking to the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge to see the spectacle.
The six sets of siblings were all treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.