Africa Climate Summit
Africa’s first verifiable carbon market launches in Kenya
NAIROBI – Africa’s first verifiable carbon market has launched in Nairobi, with forward trade of more than two million carbon…
Climate activists lament vast new oil pipeline at Africa Climate Week
NAIROBI - As thousands of delegates gathered in Nairobi to discuss climate solutions at the annual Africa Climate Week, a…
Weekly data: how clean energy investment in Africa has stagnated
NAIROBI – Africa’s first climate summit wrapped up last week (6 September) with the release of the Nairobi Declaration, the…
Signal: Global carbon pricing to be a priority from 2024
Speaking to the annual meeting of the think tank Bruegel this week, senior European Commission climate official Kurt Vandenberghe stated…
Africa Climate Summit wraps up with seminal – but flawed – ‘Nairobi Declaration’
NAIROBI - It felt at first like a climate summit born out of chaos. From the confusion around which leaders…
‘Urgent action’ required to boost climate finance in Africa – IEA
NAIROBI - Doubling energy investment in Africa will require “urgent action” to bring down financing costs and boost access to…
Von der Leyen, Guterres and 20 African leaders attend Africa Climate Summit
NAIROBI – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and UN Secretary General António Guterres joined more than 20 African…
John Kerry: “Implementation of COP26 was not as strong as it should have been”
NAIROBI – US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has lamented the lack of progress of recent climate discussions…
Kenyan President Ruto sets the bar high at Africa Climate Summit
NAIROBI – President William Ruto of Kenya laid out steep objectives for Africa’s inaugural Climate Summit on Monday, as he…