Carbon markets

How Africa is weathering the global carbon market storm

Emissions trading on the continent was badly shaken up in the past year. Will things settle down now?

🚁 Heli view: African carbon markets suffered less than their global competitors

How many jobs can African climate ventures realistically generate?

The UN says 395 million — that would require a lift bigger than anything funded now

🚁 Heli view: How the climate sector can fulfil its jobs promise

Innovation frontier: Who is building what

Entrepreneurs this week pitched on the main stage and in the margins of the Africa Climate Tech Summit in Nairobi. Here is a selection: 

What will happen next in Africa’s green economy

Media loves to predict the future – but of course knows no better than anyone else.

Can Africa’s fast-growing cities manage climate change?

Dubai is not a role model when it comes to overcrowding and pollution, even if that’s where African climate leaders are heading

What bio-credits can learn from carbon markets

The role of Africa’s biodiversity in climate action has been under the spotlight in Brazzaville where top political leaders met for the Three Basins Summit.

EVs show why Africa needs different climate solutions

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.

How to tax carbon markets without killing them

Investors and developers are nervously watching momentum towards substantial taxation of African carbon ventures. Government decisions could boost or doom the sector.

A new mega energy project pinpoints Africa's climate challenge

Will political leaders grab specific opportunities to go beyond ambitious speeches and show real-world results?

Media Monitoring, Wednesday 4 October

Zambia considers dropping import tax for electric vehicles and charging gear. Sasol sees green hydrogen leading by 2035. Japan pledges support for South Africa's hydrogen economy and emission reduction goals.