Frequent Power Blackouts In Uganda Shows UETCL Power Grids Aren’t Ready For Adverse Effects Of Climate Change

February 17, 2021 Climate Change Comments Off on Frequent Power Blackouts In Uganda Shows UETCL Power Grids Aren’t Ready For Adverse Effects Of Climate Change

Frequent Power Blackouts In Uganda Shows That The UETCL Power Grids Aren't Ready For Adverse Effects Of Climate Change

When a few homes and businesses go dark for several hours due to power blackouts, usually people run to the UMEME social media pages to vent their frustrations. What they forget is the fact that the power distributor, Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) is most times responsible. These blackouts have also exposed the fact that UETCL isn’t doing anything ...

If Gov’ts Don’t Address The Climate Crisis, It Will Cost Trillions Of Dollars

February 4, 2021 Climate Change Comments Off on If Gov’ts Don’t Address The Climate Crisis, It Will Cost Trillions Of Dollars

There’s really no good reason to wait to tackle the climate crisis, but especially when it comes to money. A new report offers yet more proof that the longer we wait, the higher that cost will be. A recent analysis by policy research firm Energy Innovation, published on Wednesday morning, examines two scenarios for reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by ...

UN On The Search For Young Tech Innovators Creating Climate Solutions

October 20, 2020 Entrepreneurship Comments Off on UN On The Search For Young Tech Innovators Creating Climate Solutions

The UN Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), in partnership with SAFEEM and Seedstars, is calling all young tech innovators in Africa and Asia looking to create climate technology solutions to join the Climate Innovation Labs, happening on the 19th – 21st of November 2020 for Africa and on the 3rd – 5th of December 2020 for Asia Pacific participants. ...

Facebook Launches Climate Science Information Centre

September 15, 2020 Tech Comments Off on Facebook Launches Climate Science Information Centre

Today Facebook is launching the Climate Science Information Center — a dedicated space that they’ll be highlighting at the top of Facebook with authoritative information from the world’s leading climate organizations. As we’ve seen the wildfires raging across the west coast of the US and the flooding in South Sudan and South Asia, it’s clear that climate change is real ...

Climate Change: Greta Thunberg To Hold Discussion With Angela Merkel

August 20, 2020 Uganda news Comments Off on Climate Change: Greta Thunberg To Hold Discussion With Angela Merkel

Young Climate Change activists led by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, are to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel to press their demands for tougher action to curb climate change. Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer from Germany and Belgians Anuna de Wever van der Heyden and Adélaïde Charlier were accompanied by a handful of climate protesters as they arrived at the chancellery for a ...