Climate finance: nearly US$3 trillion needed to implement Africa’s NDCs

NAIROBI (KENYA) –– This figure was discussed at the eleventh Conference on Climate Change and African Development (CCDA11) during a session on climate finance, moderated by Harsen Nyambe of the African Union... Read more »

 Death toll in Libya’s Derna flooding could reach 20,000: Mayor

Thousands remain missing as rescuers struggle to get to Derna, the city hardest hit by floods unleashed on Sunday by Storm Daniel. Residents of the devastated Libyan city of Derna desperately searched... Read more »

 Stop calling people ‘climate refugees’

 Despite the rejection of the term “climate refugee” by the United Nations refugee agency, and the International Organization on Migration, the term persists in popular media. On Wednesday, the phrase was even... Read more »

 ENEC signs MoU with ORLEN Synthos Green Energy to advance Small Modular Reactors

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and ORLEN Synthos Green Energy (OSGE) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the decarbonisation of the Polish and European power... Read more »

 From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera – the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa

The winds that whip the towns of the East­ern Cape in South Africa have the power to generate energy. But on a dry, hot day, those winds can gather up embers and... Read more »

 African leaders back global carbon tax to pay for green energy in poorer nations

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 Common wealth Secretary-General to intensify climate finance campaign at Africa Climate Summit

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, will seek to ramp up global support for greater climate finance commitments at the Africa Climate Summit, which takes place 4 to 6... Read more »

 Africa must harness green resources to boost energy security and sustainable development – Antonio Pedro

NAIROBI – Africa must swiftly harness its rich mineral and natural resources to drive a clean energy revolution and accelerate sustainable development amidst the current climate crisis, the Acting Executive Secretary of... Read more »

 Kenya: African climate summit in Nairobi to showcase green power potential

 Kenya hosts this week a flagship climate conference designed to showcase Africa as a potential powerhouse for green energy, in the first of a flurry of big meetings ahead of crunch UN... Read more »

 Morocco leads Africa’s aviation renaissance -Forbes report

Morocco is one of three African countries driving expansion in private, commercial, and military aviation, presenting lucrative opportunities on a global scale, according to a Forbes report released on Friday. Africa’s aviation... Read more »