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The planet is burning and Africa along with it

Private initiative must drive biodiversity restoration in Africa

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bittersweet end

COP27 ends with agreement to fund climate damages, no progress on emission cuts A fraught UN summit wrapped up Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with devastating climate impacts — but also an...
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Winds of Change

Premium badgeSiemens Gamesa Egypt sees Russia-Ukraine war threatening wind energy growth Supply chain challenges arising from the Russia-Ukraine war present risks to the short-term development of Egypt’s wind power industry, Ayman Saad, CE...
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CLIMATE HONESTY

Should Africa put citizens above the climate crisis? The Global North is relentlessly prioritising national interests over cooperative efforts to cut global warming. Africa must do the same. This means A...

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Winds of Change

Premium badgeSiemens Gamesa Egypt sees Russia-Ukraine war threatening wind energy growth Supply chain challenges arising from the Russia-Ukraine war present risks to the short-term development of Egypt’s wind power industry, Ayman Saad, CE...
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carbon cash

Premium badgeCOP27: Kerry unveils carbon credit scheme, but will it work? US climate envoy John Kerry announced a much-anticipated — and controversial — expanded carbon credit market system at COP27. Although the concept is ...

Virtue or vice?

Premium badgeCarbon credits: A useful lever, or magical thinking? Opinions differ on carbon credits, which will be at the heart of discussions at COP27. On paper a powerful tool. In reality, say some, it is more akin...

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Egypt wind power Siemens Gamesa © Photo supplied.

Winds of Change

Premium badgeSiemens Gamesa Egypt sees Russia-Ukraine war threatening wind energy growth Supply chain challenges arising from the Russia-Ukraine war present risks to the short-term development of Egypt’s wind power industry, Ayman Saad, CE...
© John Kerry, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate speaks as he attends the opening of the American Pavilion in the COP27 climate summit in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

carbon cash

Premium badgeCOP27: Kerry unveils carbon credit scheme, but will it work? US climate envoy John Kerry announced a much-anticipated — and controversial — expanded carbon credit market system at COP27. Although the concept is ...

Virtue or vice?

Premium badgeCarbon credits: A useful lever, or magical thinking? Opinions differ on carbon credits, which will be at the heart of discussions at COP27. On paper a powerful tool. In reality, say some, it is more akin...

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A vehicle carries recycled material near the Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE) in the Manshiet Nasser shanty town in eastern Cairo © A vehicle carries recycled material near the Association for the Protection of the Environment (APE), an NGO that works in waste-reduction and education at the so-called “Garbage City”, in the Manshiyet Nasr shanty town in eastern Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS

Waste recycling

Egypt: COP27 snubs unsung heroes of informal garbage recycling Although they have been for decades the beating heart of waste recycling in Egypt and received generous praise from the government in recent campaigns...
© John Kerry, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate speaks as he attends the opening of the American Pavilion in the COP27 climate summit in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

carbon cash

Premium badgeCOP27: Kerry unveils carbon credit scheme, but will it work? US climate envoy John Kerry announced a much-anticipated — and controversial — expanded carbon credit market system at COP27. Although the concept is ...

Virtue or vice?

Premium badgeCarbon credits: A useful lever, or magical thinking? Opinions differ on carbon credits, which will be at the heart of discussions at COP27. On paper a powerful tool. In reality, say some, it is more akin...
© Climate activists protest climate justice and human rights at the Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Centre, during the COP27 climate summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

mother nature

Letting nature do its work will boost Africa’s climate change fight Across Africa, there is a palpable expectation that this year’s climate change conference, COP27, will deliver for the continent.
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lights out

Africa renewable energy investment at 11-year low, says research Investment in renewable energy in Africa fell to its lowest level in more than decade last year despite the continent’s huge potential.

digital event

What does a successful COP27 look like for Africa? This climate summit is an opportunity to put Africa’s priorities at the centre of the debate – energy, adaptation, and growth. Join us for this digita...