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Many people can only afford the smallest device which isn’t enough to power more than a phone charger and a light. Dave Brenner, U-M SEAS.

Solar power is taking off in Malawi: but poor households need financial help to make it work for them

Even small solar devices that can power phone chargers and lights have made a difference in rural Malawi. Now, bigger and better solar systems are needed.
The Komati power plant community in South Africa suffered after Eskom closed it down in 2022 because workers were not offered new jobs or retrained. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

South Africa is moving away from coal – how mines and power stations could be used for green energy and farming

The South African government and coal industry need to move fast to set up a plan to turn old coal mines and power stations into job-creating hubs after they close.
Rue de la lune, Paris - Les poissons rouges de Eddie Colla, street art. Jeanne Menjoulet/Flickr

Immigration chinoise en France : un groupe homogène ?

Loin de former un groupe soudé et monolithique, les immigrés chinois ont des profils divers, qui s’accompagnent de modalités d’insertion variées à la société française.
Demonstrators at an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages on Sept. 12, 2024, in Tel Aviv. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

How Israel’s Netanyahu survives in his job

The impression that Israel is at a stalemate or that there is a rift between leader Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli public over the fate of the hostages is misleading. His hold on power is solid.
La géo-ingénierie solaire entend réfléchir une partie des rayons du soleil vers l'espace. John Crouch/Moment via Getty Imgaes

La géo‑ingénierie, un enjeu géopolitique ? Pour les pays en surchauffe, la tentation de modifier le climat

La géo-ingénierie peut-elle contribuer à réduire les risques du changement climatique pour la sécurité nationale des États, ou les aggraverait-elle au contraire en générant des tensions ?
Solar engineering is designed to reflect some of the Sun’s ray back into space. John Crouch/Moment via Getty Imgaes

Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared

The big question: Would climate engineering like sending reflective particles into the stratosphere or brightening clouds help reduce the national security risks of climate change or make them worse?

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