Vol 63 No 22 | CLIMATE CHANGECOP27 Climate of scepticism 3rd November 2022 Expectations are low ahead of next week's COP27 climate change summit in Sharm el Sheikh. Although the African Union common position has moved away from an early draft...
Vol 65 No 13 | KENYACLIMATE CHANGE Calls grow to regulate ballooning carbon credits 17th June 2024 President William Ruto holds up carbon trading as his country’s next big export but climate activists want much tighter controls By elevating carbon credits to the top of the climate finance agenda President William Ruto has made Kenya a key player on environment policy in Africa. He has...
Vol 62 No 25 | AFRICACLIMATE CHANGE Adding up the real costs of the energy transition 16th December 2021 To achieve net zero emissions by 2050 will mean clean energy investments of $1-2 trillion a year in developing economies After a frustrating lack of progress on finance and mapping out a 'just transition' to renewable energy at the COP26 climate summit last month, African officials are preparing... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 14 | AFRICAUNITED NATIONSCLIMATE CHANGE Bonn summit exposes rifts and inertia on climate action 8th July 2025 Geopolitical rivalries are sinking the UN treaty to cut carbon emissions and protect developing economies ahead of the Brazil summit in November The UN’s preparatory climate summit in Bonn from 16-26 June offered a grim portent of what may happen in the main event – the UN COP30 climate summit...
Vol 65 No 7 | AFRICAUNITED NATIONSCLIMATE CHANGE Anger as Geneva wins Fund fight 28th March 2024 African officials and climate activists want to reverse the decision to host the Loss and Damage advisory network in Geneva instead of Nairobi. They met in Lilongwe, Malawi,...
