Climate Action Funding

African governments face impossible trade-offs between debt and climate crisis

New research reveals that 10 African countries prioritise climate action despite severe fiscal constraints

Sheree Bega

For Africa, climate action isn’t just about emissions — it is a development imperative. The continent faces a myriad of challenges: a population boom, rising energy demands, persistent poverty and fragile infrastructure.

1 JUN 2025

South Africa must take the lead in pan-African climate solidarity

Changes in funding show how precarious Africa is in its reliance on foreign aid and the pressing need to find alternatives to ensure economic and climate resilience

Tara Nair van Ryneveld
Brighton Phiri
Kholwani Simelane

5 min read

South Africa’s largest corporate polluters have worked persistently over the past two decades, in public and in private, to derail an effective climate policy response by the government, according to non-profit shareholder activism organisation Just Share.

CLIMATE ACTION FUNDING

4 NOV 2024

Oil and gas companies must pay for climate damage, global survey finds

Making polluters pay is not only fair, but popular and effective, says Greenpeace International

Sheree Bega

5 min read