Panel Members for International Waters and Climate Change Mitigation, Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility (STAP), GEF
UN Climate Change News, 1 August 2022 – Registration is now open for this year’s Africa Climate Week (ACW 2022), to be held from 29 August to 2 September in Libreville, Gabon.
Delivering a new standard for international carbon markets dedicated to enable enhanced mitigation and adaptation is the intention that members of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body emphasized at their…
Ahead of COP27 in November 2022, the incoming Egyptian Presidency of COP27, the United Nations Regional Commissions, and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions for COP26 and COP27 are jointly…
It is a real deal. Everybody is feeling its grievous impacts on their daily lives . The youths; the larger occupants of the population pyramid have been automatically bestowed with the demanding…
Cameroon, often known as "Africa in miniature" because of its geographical, climate and cultural diversities. It is the 24th largest country of African country. Cameroon covers a surface area of 475,…
The installation of the last connecting piece for the 1.2-kilometre Shura Bridge has successfully been completed. The bridge is a key component of infrastructure that is being developed as part of…
Energy technology company Kofa has introduced its high-end battery-powered motorcycle and battery swap stations into the Ghanaian market.
This follows a successful pilot programme that tested the…
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has called on the Ghana government to involve the private sector in the distribution end of the energy value chain.
Policy climate change and energy…
Deaths have begun in the Horn of Africa's most parched drought in four decades. Previously unreported data shared with The Associated Press show at least 448 deaths this year at malnutrition…
Rheinmetall South Africa is making a start on its plans to become climate neutral by rolling out its new electric bus and off-grid solar power charging stations.
The company has settled on electric…
The UK Government has given the go-ahead for six fixed-foundation offshore wind projects totalling 8GW to enter Agreement's for Lease with the Crown Estate.
In April, following the completion of a…
Wind power set a new output record on Saturday evening, reaching 7,111MW – the first time it has been over 7,000MW – a welcome respite for most state grids from the growing pressures of costly fossil…
Pattern Energy announced plans Monday to invest $8 billion in New Mexico-based wind generation and new transmission infrastructure after acquiring partial ownership over the SunZia Southwest…
Ncondezi Energy Limited has provided an update on its solar photovoltaic and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Tete, Mozambique, being carried out through its wholly owned green energy…
Global electricity demand is expected to grow by 2.4% in 2022 after last year’s 6% increase, bringing it in line with its average growth rate over the five years prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the…
On July 7, the $2 billion Song Hau 1 thermal power plant was officially opened by the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
One of Vietnam's largest…
Newly released figures from the Global Solar Atlas for The World Bank shows that the future is bright for Africa’s solar energy output.
The figures, analysed by Statista, reveal the average…
With 2 million tonnes of cement produced in 2019 alone, the Algerian subsidiary of the LafargeHolcim group, which specialises in building materials, is on the hunt for green growth thanks to a €9.4…