Europe records drop in fossil fuels. Africa should do so too
The continent needs support in the form of training, technology and investment to make the transition
Ember
The post-COP26 state of coal
Environmental organisations say that COP26 ended with 90 new coal power projects, worth a total of 88GW, are likely to be cancelled
COP26: Momentum gathers to end new coal builds
South Africa, the continent’s largest emitter, is not among several African countries that joined the UK-led coalition committing to phase out the fossil fuel
Coal gets the cold shoulder as coal power fleets on course to be 56% smaller than expected
Only Gambia has a plan that, if everyone acted the same way, would see global heating kept to below 1.5°C.