Preparatory to the upcoming 19th session of the ‘African Ministerial Conference on the Environment’ (AMCEN), Greenpeace Africa has called on Africa’s 54 Ministers of Environment to urge Member States not to compromise in the negotiations for a treaty that would…
Bank of America Refinances Gabon Sovereign Debt for Nature and Ocean Conservation
Bank of America announces the completion of the first ‘Debt-for-Nature’ transaction in Continental Africa and Africa’s first ever involving private creditors to refinance $500 million of Gabon’s sovereign debt The new funding will enable Gabon to contribute $125 million to…
American Fossil Fuel Advocate Alex Epstein to Talk Energy Poverty and Hold Meetings with African Leaders at African Energy Week (AEW) 2023 in Cape Town ahead of Conference of the Parties (COP28)
The African Energy Chamber is proud to announce that American author and President of the Center for Industrial Progress Alex Epstein will deliver a keynote address at the African Energy Week conference this October While developed nations are calling…
AFRICA’S DRIVE TO NET-ZERO: A NEED TO RE-ALIGN STRATEGIES
We are in love with terms. Nothing wrong with them. They kind of help in explaining large complex concepts to the initiated without recourse to long, winding sentences. But to the uninitiated, it quickly becomes one of those terms thrown…
Amina Mohammed, other global figures to headline Africa Social Impact Summit. 2023
The Deputy Secretary -General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, and other global figures will headline Africa Social Impact Summit, 2023. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Olapeju Ibekwe, Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) Sterling One Foundation…
COP28 President-Designate advances innovative climate finance in meetings with King Charles III and President Biden
COP28 President-Designate advances innovative climate finance, leveraging public, business and philanthropic capital during meetings with UK Government, King Charles III and President Biden Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate has participated in high-level discussions on climate finance with US President Joe Biden and H.M King…
Invisible Women in Energy: Millions of Household Biomass Producers
By Alexandra Peek and Philippe Benoit An estimated 2.4 billion people currently lack access to clean cooking fuels, with the majority relying on biomass (firewood, charcoal, dung) to meet household cooking needs. This is only a slight decrease from 2017, when 2.5 billion people lacked access…
Green tax suspension may hinder progress toward net zero achievement, expert warns
By Fabian Ekeruche The Executive Director of International Climate Change Development Institute (ICCDI), Mr Olumide Idowu, has said that the suspension of green tax on Single Use Plastic by the federal government may hinder progress towards achieving net zero…
Unlocking sustainable futures: Why debt solutions, climate action should be priority at Macron Summit
By Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke Global climate leaders will converge on Paris, France, from June 22 to 23, 2023, for the Macron Summit, a crucial event that aims to pave the way for, among others, a new global climate financing…
NCF: Stakeholders seek partnerships to combat Biodiversity Loss
Increasing loss of biodiversity and negative impacts of climate change has prompted stakeholders and activists to call for partnerships and concerted efforts to combat biodiversity loss. This call was made earlier today in Lagos at the Chief S.L Edu…
