The extra amount the world must spend each year to create a “net-zero” emissions economy is equivalent to half all profits now generated by companies globally, consultancy group McKinsey estimates in a report on the energy transition.

Innovation rush aims to help farmers, rich and poor, beat climate change,

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Climate change poses a real threat to farmers around the world.

Tropical forests are under increasing pressure from human activity such as agriculture. However, in order to put effective conservation measures in place, local decision-makers must be able to precisely identify which areas of forest are most vulnerable.

South Africa is among a handful of countries that experience winter rainfall in some areas and summer rainfall in others.