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Added on the 13/05/2022 16:24:24 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Students in Cameroon have come up with this ingenious simple process of making your very own eco-friendly coal.
Students in Douala Cameroon have come up with a revolutionary idea that could be the solution to both the city's accumulating solid waste and deforestation of the Mangrove trees.
The 100-metre-high cooling tower and 140-metre-high chimney of a former coal-fired power station in eastern France collapse after being razed using explosives. Operated from 1917 to the end of 2015, the Lucy power station has been undergoing conversion since 2018, with dismantling and decontamination work. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron visits aircraft engine manufacturer Safran's plant in Villaroche, north-central France, before announcing a series of grants and investments worth several hundred million euros to develop the green aerospace industry. IMAGES
German police officers begin removing climate activists perched precariously on high structures after they embarked on an operation to evacuate a protest camp that has become a symbol of resistance against fossil fuels. Luetzerath, a village in North Rhine-Westphalia state, has been turned over to around 2,000 anti-coal activists who are trying to prevent the site from being dug up for coal. IMAGES
During a briefing in Kyiv, Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization Europe regional director, warns of a "life-threatening" winter to come for millions of Ukrainians after a series of devastating Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructures. This winter will be "a formidable test for the Ukraine health system and the Ukraine people," he adds. SOUNDBITE