Zimbabwe has been slow to embrace satellite-based systems for its agricultural sector, but now the country is seeing the benefits of using the technology to help farmers adapt to the impact of climate change.

It is up to governments to drive decarbonisation and consumers will have to pay more to achieve carbon neutrality, Total’s chief executive said, adding the French firm has no intention of moving away from oil and gas production.

Saudi Aramco has seen an increase in attempted cyber attacks since the final quarter of 2019, which the company has so far successfully countered, the state oil giant’s chief information security officer said.

BP plans deep cuts to its carbon emissions by 2050, setting one of the oil sector’s most ambitious targets, as part of the biggest overhaul in the company’s 111-year history by new chief executive Bernard Looney.

Around the world, front-runner cities are testing new ways to cut their emissions faster and protect residents from floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels, while improving their quality of life in the bargain.

Botswana has auctioned licences to hunt a total of 70 elephants in seven districts, the first such hunting to take place since President Mokgweetsi Masisi lifted a five-year ban on big game hunting last May.

Global carbon dioxide emissions from power production flattened last year to 33 gigatonnes after two years of increase, even though the world economy expanded, the International Energy Agency said.

From public transport to cycling, sustainable transport is on course to overtake driving in the world’s biggest cities within a decade, according to a study.

A failure to get to grips with climate change and associated problems, from ecosystem collapse to worsening water and food shortages, is the most severe and probable threat facing humanity, more than 200 scientists have warned.

Concerns about plastic waste and the environmental impact are pushing bottled water firms such as Danone and Nestle to come up with new products, taking aim at SodaStream. PepsiCo bought SodaStream in 2018 for $3.2 billion.