When parties meet to negotiate and evaluate progress on climate change, financing for loss and damage will be high on the agenda for developing countries
Contrary to the push for clean energy, several African countries want to develop gas fields for local use and export. And, with Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europeans are ready to compromise
Financial commitments and pledges made by developed countries must be honoured and developed countries must offer meaningful and credible support to developing countries
Will African countries get the climate pledges owed to them by wealthier nations or will it be more empty promises
But some African countries plan to push for investment in oil and gas exploration at COP27 in Egypt this month
Award-winning Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey talks to Steve Taylor about the history of Africa’s exploitation, the international community’s failure to recognise the climate debt owed to the Global South, and COP 27
No ‘credible pathway’ in place to limit warming to 1.5°C
About 21 million people on the Horn of Africa are projected to be in crises of acute food insecurity between now and the end of the year
But many of the continent’s leaders at COP27 will push for making full use of their oil and gas reserves
South Africa must use the climate conference COP27 to push for just transition funding
Waste is often ignored … why it’s crucial in curbing emissions
If we want a better country then we need to stop spouting slogans, organise and work together
The world must use the United Nations Climate Change Conference to inspire an approach to mitigation and adaptation that is based on trust, justice and equity
Upcoming global climate change gathering in Egypt is a chance to boost commitments and financing for renewables
The awards are in recognition of people who are doing their part to ensure a sustainable future
Africa’s leaders must be clear-eyed about what they can get and not trade away their peoples’ future development for more empty promises.
Forestry, fisheries and environment minister says Just Energy Transition Partnership making progress and the department has established a task team for negotiations
Gas is viewed as being able to help African countries in the transition from coal and for cheaper energy access. But at what climate cost?
The event is a chance for African countries to embrace national interests in climate-change mitigation actions and socio-economic development.
The climate conference must show how the world will benefit if Africa achieves its green development goals – bypassing fossil fuel where possible and moving straight to renewables
Both regions boast innovative, homegrown solutions but these rarely ‘get airtime’
UN Economic Commission for Africa says climate finance action has never been more urgent
The costs of climate change damages are rising exponentially. Who will pay?
To force a climate breakthrough, leaders must listen to and promote the stories of young people
Between 1970 and 2016, the stock of natural capital on the continent fell on average by 65%, driven largely by land-use change, but Africa can lead the world by putting nature at the heart of finance
Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.
The Glasgow Climate Pact called for the removal of ‘inefficient’ fossil fuel subsidies, but a commitment to remove all fossil fuel subsidies is needed
Next year, COP27 will be hosted in an African country, but by then it may be too late for the continent to get the assistance it needs