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A serious question: Will the main points of the Nairobi Declaration (aka Africa’s climate plan) be addressed in Dubai over the next two weeks? Please keep the card to track progress…
Green Rising16 hours ago
Dubai is not a role model when it comes to overcrowding and pollution, even if that’s where African climate leaders are heading
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It’s big. It’s immediate. And it even saves money. To end government funding for fossil fuel is a game-changer. And at last it’s happening.
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A big lift is needed if the continent is to feed and power itself from the endangered natural world. Agriculture needs rain, and much electricity can come from water via hydro and geothermal projects. All are undergoing immense change – creating new opportunities.
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Tech is the same the world over. But how it’s used and sold varies greatly. Here is how things (should) work on the continent.
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A cynic might say that power storage is the great green hope of Africa – and always will be.
Earlier this year, the continent proposed itself as a valuable partner in global climate action.
Ezekiel Nyanfor, 25, founder and executive director of Liberian Youth for Climate Action (LYCA)
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Green hydrogen markets surging in Africa: 5 key countries to monitor in 2024
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Leaks reveal how McKinsey drives African climate agenda, Egypt: African Development Bank approves $131 million to promote private sector development and economic diversification
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Mozambique's $80 billion strategy for renewable energy and Kenya to implement a battery energy storage system
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Extreme heat in sub-Saharan Africa ‘under-reported and under-studied’ , Sunak Will Pledge UK Support for New Climate Damage Fund at COP28
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Germany pledges €550 million for climate and development partnership with Côte d’Ivoire while the World Bank greenlights $60 million financing for The Gambia's development and climate resilience
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The UN opened last year’s COP in Cairo by piously declaring that “Africa’s COP should not neglect Africa’s concerns”. Action? Not so much.
Everyone who lives in one – from Algeria to Zimbabwe – knows this. Still, it helps to have it spelled out.
BEN OKRI, 64, is a Nigerian-born poet, novelist, essayist, short-story writer, aphorist and playwright.
$1.5trln global Blue Economy potential untapped in Africa, Globally coordinated approach must to achieve circular green economy
Germany's Scholz promises €4 billion for Africa's green energy and economic growth, alongside a German-Nigerian deal at the 'Compact with Africa' summit, securing a $500M pact for renewable energy.
Nigeria’s Power Minister announces $2.2 billion Solar PV deal with Sun Africa, Control of Africa’s forests must not be sold to carbon offset companies
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Camco plans $1.6 billion fund for African renewable energy electrification while the government of Ghana proposes 8-year import duty waiver for public transportation electric vehicles from 2024
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Report stresses dire need for investment in Africa's green cities, Harnessing Youth Is Key To Tackling Climate Change In Africa
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Angola just joined the bandwagon of nations phasing out cheap petrol. All subsidies will be gone by late 2025, the government announced.
Political gimmick or killer app for Africa’s climate? It depends on the way you do it.
Charles Batte is the founder of Tree Adoption Uganda and was named one of the top 100 Young African Conservation Leaders.
Standard Bank Offers $20 Million Credit Facility to CrossBoundary Energy for Solar Projects in Africa
Ahead of COP28, developing countries want fairer supply chains on the agenda, Kenya's nuclear power revival sparks anger
Infinity Power to supply 40MW through battery energy storage system in Senegal while Mercedes-Benz accelerates South Africa's EV landscape with over 100 new charging hubs
Green Rising16 days ago