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11 06 2024 | 09:35

Why is the AfDB joining the African Carbon Markets Initiative?

At its 2024 Annual Meetings, which have just ended in Nairobi, Kenya, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced that it was joining the African Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI). The aim is to…

11 06 2024 | 09:32

Donatien Wembe: “Illegal fishing discourages local investment”.

Faced with increasing overexploitation and destructive practices, small-scale fishing in Africa, particularly in Cameroon, is facing major challenges that threaten the sustainability of fish stocks.…

11 06 2024 | 09:09

Biden Should End the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Secret Weapon

There is an obscure mechanism by which fossil fuel companies maintain their global domination even as their products are destroying our futures. Most rank-and-file climate activists haven’t heard of…

11 06 2024 | 09:03

With developing countries facing dire outlook, United Nations Secretary-General and world leaders aim to stimulate economies to achieve SDGs

Initial action on scaling up MDB financing and rechannelling SDRs provides momentum to deliver SDG Stimulus   NEW YORK, 5 JUNE 2024 – With many developing countries reeling from repeated economic…

11 06 2024 | 08:53

Devastating Brazil floods made twice as likely by burning of fossil fuels and trees

The unusually intense, prolonged and extensive flooding that has devastated southern Brazil was made at least twice as likely by human burning of fossil fuels and trees, a study has shown. The…

11 06 2024 | 07:57

Trump’s $1bn pitch to oil bosses ‘the definition of corruption’, top Democrat says

Donald Trump’s brazen pitch to 20 fossil-fuel heads for $1bn to aid his presidential campaign in return for promises of lucrative tax and regulatory favors is the “definition of corruption”, a top…

11 06 2024 | 07:50

Improving energy supply in Pakistan could save 175,000 lives, says Unicef

A study by the UN children’s agency has found that developing resilient energy systems to keep the power on in health facilities in Pakistan could prevent more than 175,000 deaths in the country by…

11 06 2024 | 07:45

COP29 Joins IRENA to Track UAE Consensus Energy Outcomes Set at COP28

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / Baku Azerbaijan, 5 June 2024 – The incoming COP29 Presidency, Azerbaijan, will partner with IRENA on the monitoring of progress towards tripling renewable energy…

11 06 2024 | 07:45

It was all eco: Coldplay beats emissions target for world tour – via kinetic dancefloors and trains

Coldplay has announced that they have reduced their touring carbon footprint by 59% compared with their previous world tour – via some creative methods that include kinetic dancefloors that allow…

11 06 2024 | 07:39

MOZAMBIQUE: agents trained to interpret air quality data

The city of Maputo now has municipal officers who can interpret air quality data. Their training, which lasted a month in Barcelona, Spain, will help to step up the fight against air pollution in…

11 06 2024 | 07:34

CAMEROON: towards the end of the red card for IUU fishing?

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU fishing) on 5 June 2024, Afrik21 spoke to Elie Badai, head of the fisheries control and…

11 06 2024 | 07:29

At €20,000, will Volkswagen’s future EV be affordable for Africans?

While the cost of buying an electric vehicle can sometimes approach €170,000, depending on production costs and the model, German carmaker Volkswagen has announced that it will be manufacturing and…

11 06 2024 | 07:26

SOUTH AFRICA: mining company Sibanye signs for 140 MW of wind energy

South African mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has signed an agreement to purchase 140 MW of privately-owned wind power to power and decarbonise its extractive operations in the Rainbow Nation.…

11 06 2024 | 07:23

TUNISIA: Saudi Arabia’s Acwa to invest in hydrogen for the European market

Saudi company Acwa Power has signed an agreement with the Tunisian authorities for the development and production of green hydrogen in the country. This energy will be destined for the European…

11 06 2024 | 07:21

EAST AFRICA: floods in the first half of 2024

Climate change has been dictating the law in East Africa for some years now. The first six months of 2024 were no exception, with an increase in the number of floods taking a heavy economic and…

11 06 2024 | 07:20

Discovering Luengue-Luiana Park, a jewel in the Angolan town of Rivungo

Angola is best known for its heavenly beaches and culinary secrets. But this Central African country is also a bastion of wildlife, particularly in the municipality of Rivungo. Immerse yourself in…

11 06 2024 | 07:17

Climate finance: $100bn target reached as demand soars in Africa

According to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), developing countries received $115.9 billion in climate finance in 2022, meeting the target set in…

10 06 2024 | 11:04

Καινοτομία, επενδύσεις και υποδομές στον πυρήνα της πράσινης μετάβασης με κύριο μοχλό ανάπτυξης τις ΑΠΕ

Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση έχει θέσει ως στόχο να καταστεί η Ευρώπη η πρώτη κλιματικά ουδέτερη ήπειρος έως το 2050. H στροφή προς τις Ανανεώσιμες Πηγές Ενέργειας και η απεξάρτηση από τα ορυκτά καύσιμα είναι…

10 06 2024 | 11:02

Οι προτεραιότητες της ενεργειακής επενδυτικής πολιτικής – Ενθάρρυνση επενδύσεων, δημοσιονομική πειθαρχία, αλλά και φθηνή ενέργεια στον καταναλωτή

Στον χώρο της ενέργειας ζούμε σε μια συναρπαστική εποχή. Νέες τεχνολογίες αναζητούν την θέση τους στο ενεργειακό μίγμα, η διείσδυση των ΑΠΕ και η απομάκρυνση από τα ορυκτά καύσιμα αποτελεί πια έναν…

10 06 2024 | 10:59

Μια «μετάβαση» μέσα στην ενεργειακή μετάβαση – Τα στοιχήματα, το εναλλακτικό σχέδιο και το «δίχτυ ασφαλείας»

Ως ενεργειακή μετάβαση αντιλαμβανόμαστε, επικοινωνούμε, σχεδιάζουμε και υλοποιούμε μια δομική αλλαγή του ενεργειακού συστήματος, επιβεβλημένη λόγω της κλιματικής αλλαγής.