Across the Global South, rapid development brings economic benefits and continues to drive forest depletion. The Amazon, the Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia’s primary tropical forests are still under pressure from agricultural, infrastructure, and urban development. Global Forest Watch lists recent data indicating a continued pattern of forest loss across the tropical zones, with Southeast […]
INTRODUCTION In 1991, a Nordic country, Sweden, introduced carbon pricing (Andersson, 2019), to encourage renewable energy use. The policy, which aligned with the Paris Agreement objectives, was designed to create cleaner energy supply and use technologies. This resulted in wind and biofuel investment subsidies, international environmental taxation, and tax reform (Cruciani, 2016). Sweden has steadily […]
After Months of Drought, Iran Hit by Rain and Snow In December 2025, Iran witnessed a phenomenal change in weather patterns when rain and snowfall were reported to be experienced in many parts of the country including in Tehran, southern and southwestern provinces. After five years of drought, this rain gave people some hope. But […]
Abdul-Razak Issifu Yidana 
Amadu Barrie 
Primrose Mutema 