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Malawi’s solar boom is leaving a toxic legacy of lead waste 20 Feb 2026 09:03:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/malawis-solar-boom-is-leaving-a-toxic-legacy-of-lead-waste/ | ||
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Amazon villages build autonomous energy systems after mega-dam failed pledges 18 Feb 2026 19:22:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/amazon-villages-build-autonomous-energy-systems-after-mega-dam-failed-pledges/ | ||
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Landslides claim more than 220 lives in DRC’s Rubaya coltan mining site 09 Feb 2026 07:09:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/landslides-claim-more-than-220-lives-in-drcs-rubaya-coltan-mining-site/ | ||
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Ethiopia’s Renaissance mega-dam fuels energy hopes and regional anxiety 06 Feb 2026 06:30:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/ethiopias-renaissance-mega-dam-fuels-energy-hopes-and-regional-anxiety/ | ||
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What’s happening with the global treaty to trace critical minerals? 03 Feb 2026 22:26:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/whats-happening-with-the-global-treaty-to-trace-critical-minerals/ | ||
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Peru to invest $7.6 billion to continue critical minerals extraction 30 Jan 2026 22:50:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/peru-to-invest-7-6-billion-to-continue-critical-minerals-extraction/ | ||
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Solar energy gains ground across Africa, but challenges persist 30 Jan 2026 22:46:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/solar-energy-gains-ground-across-africa-but-challenges-persist/ | ||
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Judge rules Massachusetts offshore wind project halted by Trump administration can continue 28 Jan 2026 19:28:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/judge-rules-massachusetts-offshore-wind-project-halted-by-trump-administration-can-continue/ | ||
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Flores’ geothermal ambitions collide with justice, culture & local resistance 16 Jan 2026 08:50:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/flores-geothermal-ambitions-collide-with-justice-culture-local-resistance/ | ||
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Indonesia backs away from coal exit test case amid financial and political pushback 15 Jan 2026 13:44:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesia-backs-away-from-coal-exit-test-case-amid-financial-and-political-pushback/ | ||
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Southeast Asia’s 2025 marked by fatal floods, fossil fuel expansion and renewed mining boom 29 Dec 2025 21:58:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/southeast-asias-2025-marked-by-fatal-floods-fossil-fuel-expansion-and-renewed-mining-boom/ | ||
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‘The bargain of the century’: An economist’s vision for expanding clean energy access in Africa 26 Dec 2025 08:10:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-bargain-of-the-century-an-economists-vision-for-expanding-clean-energy-access-in-africa/ | ||
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Nepal Indigenous leaders refile writ petition against hydropower project 12 Dec 2025 19:55:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/nepal-indigenous-leaders-refile-writ-petition-against-hydropower-project/ | ||
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For fossil fuel-dependent islands, ocean thermal energy offers a lifeline 05 Dec 2025 16:20:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/for-fossil-fuel-dependent-islands-ocean-thermal-energy-offers-a-lifeline/ | ||
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Critical minerals dropped from final text at COP30 02 Dec 2025 04:34:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/critical-minerals-dropped-from-final-text-at-cop30/ | ||
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Fossil fuel failure eclipses Africa’s wins at COP30 26 Nov 2025 16:30:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/fossil-fuel-failure-eclipses-africas-wins-at-cop30/ | ||
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Lesotho communities allege greenwashing by project transferring water to South Africa 21 Nov 2025 17:31:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/lesotho-communities-allege-greenwashing-by-project-transferring-water-to-south-africa/ | ||
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‘The perfect ingredients’: WRI Africa deputy director shares vision for the continent’s energy transition 19 Nov 2025 16:32:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-perfect-ingredients-wri-africa-deputy-director-shares-vision-for-the-continents-energy-transition/ | ||
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As Indonesia turns COP30 into carbon market showcase, critics warn of ‘hot air’ 14 Nov 2025 13:34:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/as-indonesia-turns-cop30-into-carbon-market-showcase-critics-warn-of-hot-air/ | ||
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Global Energy Outlook sees promise in Africa’s power transition — funds permitting 13 Nov 2025 16:31:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/global-energy-outlook-sees-promise-in-africas-power-transition-funds-permitting/ | ||
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Zanzibar’s ‘solar mamas’ are trained as technicians to help light up communities 13 Nov 2025 16:16:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/zanzibars-solar-mamas-are-trained-as-technicians-to-help-light-up-communities/ | ||
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‘Clean energy is just one driver of mining’: Cleodie Rickard on critical minerals 13 Nov 2025 08:13:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/when-critical-minerals-arent-interview-with-cleodie-rickard/ | ||
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Coal-dependent South Africa struggles to make just energy transition real 11 Nov 2025 12:36:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/coal-dependent-south-africa-struggles-to-make-just-energy-transition-real/ | ||
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What does the just energy transition mean for Africa? 10 Nov 2025 14:07:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/what-does-the-just-energy-transition-mean-for-africa/ | ||
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African summit seeks clean energy future to combat climate change impacts 10 Nov 2025 12:50:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/african-summit-seeks-clean-energy-future-to-combat-climate-change-impacts/ | ||
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In Honduras, local communities miss out on benefits of large-scale renewables 06 Nov 2025 14:19:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/in-honduras-local-communities-miss-out-on-benefits-of-large-scale-renewables/ | ||
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Indonesia pledges energy transition — but the country’s new NDC says otherwise 04 Nov 2025 13:45:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/indonesia-pledges-energy-transition-but-the-countrys-new-ndc-says-otherwise/ | ||
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In Malawi, a rural community shines bright with 100% solar power milestone 30 Oct 2025 12:04:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-malawi-a-rural-community-shines-bright-with-100-solar-power-milestone/ | ||
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Potential wind slowdown threatens renewable energy and fuels heat domes 29 Oct 2025 13:10:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/potential-wind-slowdown-threatens-renewable-energy-and-fuels-heat-domes/ | ||
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Lithium mining may threaten a precious resource — water: Voices from the land (commentary) 27 Oct 2025 18:03:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/voices-from-the-land-lithium-mining-may-threaten-a-precious-resource-water-commentary/ | ||
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Oil and gas giant TotalEnergies found guilty of greenwashing 27 Oct 2025 14:27:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/oil-and-gas-giant-totalenergies-found-guilty-of-greenwashing/ | ||
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How to clean solar panels in arid areas? Waterless systems could improve efficiency 24 Oct 2025 16:41:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/how-to-clean-solar-panels-in-arid-areas-waterless-systems-could-improve-efficiency/ | ||
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‘We are just waiting to die’: Mining activists targeted as South Africa delays energy transition 23 Oct 2025 09:59:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/we-are-just-waiting-to-die-mining-activists-targeted-as-south-africa-delays-energy-transition/ | ||
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In the heart of Bolivia, the mountain that financed an empire risks collapsing 22 Oct 2025 09:13:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-the-heart-of-bolivia-the-mountain-that-financed-an-empire-risks-collapsing/ | ||
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South Africa court halts natural gas power plant project, cites climate commitments 20 Oct 2025 09:12:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/south-africa-court-halts-natural-gas-power-plant-project-cites-climate-commitments/ | ||
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Indigenous women and the path to a just energy transition: Voices from the land (commentary) 20 Oct 2025 07:00:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/voices-from-the-land-indigenous-women-and-the-path-to-a-just-energy-transition-commentary/ | ||
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Benin puts solar power at the heart of its energy policy 16 Oct 2025 11:03:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/benin-puts-solar-power-at-the-heart-of-its-energy-policy/ | ||
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Nickel mining threatens Raja Ampat ecosystems, communities & conservation: Report 16 Oct 2025 01:43:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/nickel-mining-threatens-raja-ampat-ecosystems-communities-conservation-report/ | ||
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Cameroon inaugurates controversial dam despite local dissent 10 Oct 2025 14:31:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/cameroon-inaugurates-controversial-dam-despite-local-dissent/ | ||
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Big Oil isn’t part of the clean energy push, despite its claims, study shows 10 Oct 2025 12:23:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/big-oil-isnt-part-of-the-clean-energy-push-despite-its-claims-study-shows/ | ||
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EU to invest $636m in African power projects, including clean energy 07 Oct 2025 12:50:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/eu-to-invest-636m-in-african-power-projects-including-clean-energy/ | ||
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With red tape, canceled rebates, Indonesia risks missing Chinese renewables investment 06 Oct 2025 07:56:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/with-red-tape-canceled-rebates-indonesia-risks-missing-chinese-renewables-investment/ | ||
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Turning a stream into a river: Inside India’s Yettinaholé diversion project 02 Oct 2025 16:49:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/turning-a-stream-into-a-river-inside-indias-yettinahole-diversion-project/ | ||
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Just as Raja Ampat fetches UNESCO Biosphere Reserve title, nickel mining looms 02 Oct 2025 05:29:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/just-as-raja-ampat-fetches-unesco-biosphere-reserve-title-nickel-mining-looms/ | ||
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Indonesia aims to redraw UNESCO site boundaries to allow geothermal projects 30 Sep 2025 09:53:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/indonesia-aims-to-redraw-unesco-site-boundaries-to-allow-geothermal-projects/ | ||
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From chalkboards to e-learning, solar boosts schooling in an Indian floodplain 23 Sep 2025 10:32:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/from-chalkboards-to-e-learning-solar-boosts-schooling-in-an-indian-floodplain/ | ||
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Canada’s mining companies destroy biodiversity with impunity, Indigenous journalist reports 16 Sep 2025 21:45:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/09/canadas-mining-companies-destroy-biodiversity-with-impunity-indigenous-journalist-reports/ | ||
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Rare earth rush endangers rural communities and conservation areas in Brazil 15 Sep 2025 15:30:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/rare-earth-rush-endangers-rural-communities-and-conservation-areas-in-brazil/ | ||
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Death of activist critical of geothermal project raises alarm in Indonesia 10 Sep 2025 11:51:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/death-of-activist-critical-of-geothermal-project-raises-alarm-in-indonesia/ | ||
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Maluku coconut growers cry crisis as Indonesia land-grabs feed energy transition 10 Sep 2025 10:56:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/maluku-coconut-growers-cry-crisis-as-indonesia-land-grabs-feed-energy-transition/ | ||
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Indonesia prioritizes gas over renewables to meet power demand surge 09 Sep 2025 17:38:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/indonesia-prioritizes-gas-over-renewables-to-meet-power-demand-surge/ | ||
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Leaders pitch homegrown solutions at Africa Climate Summit — and $100b to back them 09 Sep 2025 16:26:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/leaders-pitch-homegrown-solutions-at-africa-climate-summit-and-100b-to-back-them/ | ||
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Report links world’s top banks to social & environmental harms from mining 03 Sep 2025 19:19:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/report-links-worlds-top-banks-to-social-environmental-harms-from-mining/ | ||
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Censured Sumatra coal plant blamed for sickening children in Indonesia’s Bengkulu 01 Sep 2025 15:20:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/censured-sumatra-coal-plant-blamed-for-sickening-children-in-indonesias-bengkulu/ | ||
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An Indigenous-led solar canoe initiative expands across the Amazon 01 Sep 2025 07:00:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/an-indigenous-led-solar-canoe-initiative-expands-across-the-amazon/ | ||
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China races to build world’s largest solar farm to meet emissions targets 22 Aug 2025 21:29:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/china-races-to-build-worlds-largest-solar-farm-to-meet-emissions-targets/ | ||
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Deep-sea mining is a false solution to our challenges (commentary) 19 Aug 2025 16:53:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/deep-sea-mining-is-a-false-solution-to-our-challenges-commentary/ | ||
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Green hydrogen development threatens wildlife in Chile 18 Aug 2025 09:02:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/green-hydrogen-development-threatens-wildlife-in-chile/ | ||
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Air quality study of East Java waste-to-energy plant sparks dispute, health warnings 16 Aug 2025 03:31:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/air-quality-study-of-east-java-waste-to-energy-plant-sparks-dispute-health-warnings/ | ||
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Asia’s longest free-flowing river faces threats of dams and diversions 06 Aug 2025 13:49:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/asias-longest-free-flowing-river-faces-threats-of-dams-and-diversions/ | ||
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