The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent of 1.3B demands more say and financing
1 year, 3 months ago

The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent of 1.3B demands more say and financing

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The first African Climate Summit opened Monday with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a worldwide issue that affects their continent the most even though its 1.3 billion people contribute to global warming the least. There are immense opportunities as well,” Ruto said of the climate crisis, speaking of multibillion-dollar economic possibilities, new financial structures, Africa’s huge mineral wealth and the ideal of shared prosperity. “We need to immediately see the delivery of the $100 billion” of climate finance pledged annually by rich countries to developing ones, said Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the U.N. Outside attendees to the summit include the U.S. government’s climate envoy, John Kerry, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who has said he will address finance as one of “the burning injustices of the climate crisis.” “Of 20 countries most affected by the climate crisis, 17 are here in Africa,” Kerry said. As Kenya’s president spoke, hundreds of people joined a “people’s march” on climate in Nairobi, holding signs demanding the targeting of fossil fuels.

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Biden finally heads to Africa in an attempt to counter China

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Why are countries fighting over money at COP29 climate summit?
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Why are countries fighting over money at COP29 climate summit?

India Today  

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World leaders urged to fund anticipatory climate actions
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China Daily  

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Greening Africa
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Greening Africa

China Daily  

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Real solutions to climate change in Africa are about people, not profit
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Real solutions to climate change in Africa are about people, not profit

Al Jazeera  

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Over 110 nations to join COP28 deal to triple renewable energy
1 year ago

Over 110 nations to join COP28 deal to triple renewable energy

Hindustan Times  

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1 year ago

In victory on first day, U.N. climate conference sets up fund for disaster-hit nations

LA Times  

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What is Africa’s goal at COP28 as the climate summit begins?
1 year ago

What is Africa’s goal at COP28 as the climate summit begins?

Al Jazeera  

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Africa seeks united front on climate
1 year, 3 months ago

Africa seeks united front on climate

China Daily  

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African leaders demand global carbon taxes, debt relief to effectively fight climate change
1 year, 3 months ago

African leaders demand global carbon taxes, debt relief to effectively fight climate change

Salon  

The three-day African Climate Summit concluded in Nairobi Wednesday as the continent's leaders announced their support for a global carbon tax regime — a tariff system they hope will disincentivize the fossil fuel use that is primarily causing global heating. The support for global carbon taxes was announced by Kenyan President William Ruto, who explained that the joint declaration among …

African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global tax on fossil fuels
1 year, 3 months ago

African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global tax on fossil fuels

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The first African Climate Summit ended with a call Wednesday for world leaders to rally behind a global carbon tax on fossil fuels, aviation and maritime transport, and it seeks reform of the world financial system that forces African nations to pay more to borrow money. Adopted unanimously, the statement also calls for Africa’s vast mineral wealth …

African leaders seek global taxes for climate change at Nairobi summit
1 year, 3 months ago

African leaders seek global taxes for climate change at Nairobi summit

Al Jazeera  

The Nairobi Declaration represents a united front for Africa before negotiations for more funding at COP28. African political and business leaders have adopted a declaration to address climate challenges in Africa on the final day of a major climate summit in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi The adoption – announced on Wednesday by the summit’s convener, Kenyan President William Ruto – proposes …

Africa Climate Summit links ‘unfair’ debt burden with calls to make continent’s green assets pay off
1 year, 3 months ago

Africa Climate Summit links ‘unfair’ debt burden with calls to make continent’s green assets pay off

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Climate change is “relentlessly eating away” at Africa’s economic progress and it’s time to have a global conversation about a carbon tax on polluters, Kenya’s president declared Tuesday as the first Africa Climate Summit got underway. The U.S. government’s climate envoy, John Kerry, acknowledged the “acute, unfair debt.” He also said 17 of the world’s 20 countries …

Africa seeks more investment on climate
1 year, 3 months ago

Africa seeks more investment on climate

China Daily  

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Africa 'pays high climate change cost', report finds
1 year, 3 months ago

Africa 'pays high climate change cost', report finds

China Daily  

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Climate summit opens in Kenya as Africa demands more say and financing
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate summit opens in Kenya as Africa demands more say and financing

Al Jazeera  

African leaders are determined to wield more global influence and have the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters pay their fair share. There are immense opportunities as well,” Ruto said of the climate crisis, speaking of multibillion-dollar economic possibilities, new financial structures, Africa’s huge mineral wealth and the ideal of shared prosperity. “We are not here to catalogue grievances.” And yet …

The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent demands more say and financing
1 year, 3 months ago

The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent demands more say and financing

LA Times  

Protesters gather in downtown Nairobi to demand action on climate change as the Africa Climate Summit begins Monday. The first Africa Climate Summit opened Monday with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a worldwide issue that affects their continent the most even though its 1.3 billion people contribute to global warming the least. There are immense …

As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared
1 year, 3 months ago

As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. The widespread inability to track and forecast the weather affects key development choices, their commentary said: “There is no point investing in smallholder farms, for example, if floods are simply going to wash them away.” Kenya, the host of the climate summit, is one of the few …

African Climate Summit: An opportunity to decolonise Africa’s energy
1 year, 3 months ago

African Climate Summit: An opportunity to decolonise Africa’s energy

Al Jazeera  

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Africa faces ‘climate risk blind spot’ amid lack of weather radar
1 year, 3 months ago

Africa faces ‘climate risk blind spot’ amid lack of weather radar

Al Jazeera  

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What to watch at Africa's first climate summit
1 year, 3 months ago

What to watch at Africa's first climate summit

The Hindu  

Financing and Africa's negotiating position in upcoming global talks will dominate the continent's first climate summit in Kenya next week. Summit organisers say the document will emphasise Africa's ability to provide climate solutions through its carbon sinks, including the Congo Basin, its availability of arable land, immense renewable energy potential and stocks of battery minerals. The ACMI was launched at …

Africa Climate Summit: A Controversial New Project Seeks to Produce ‘Green’ Oil
1 year, 3 months ago

Africa Climate Summit: A Controversial New Project Seeks to Produce ‘Green’ Oil

The Independent  

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Cause and Effect | The unjust climate crisis burden on Africa
1 year, 5 months ago

Cause and Effect | The unjust climate crisis burden on Africa

Hindustan Times  

Finland's economy minister Vilhelm Junnila resigned on June 30 over a string of controversial remarks, including one from 2019 when he called on his country to support abortions in Africa as a means to combat the climate crisis. In official parliamentary records, his question reads: "In the underdeveloped societies of Africa, the number of children can be huge, and the …

As climate woes worsen, Africa's economies suffer, UN says
1 year, 9 months ago

As climate woes worsen, Africa's economies suffer, UN says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Climate change is having a devastating impact on Africa’s …

African activists cast doubt over climate talks' credibility
1 year, 11 months ago

African activists cast doubt over climate talks' credibility

The Independent  

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Africa has peaceful polls in 2022 but hit by coups, droughts
2 years ago

Africa has peaceful polls in 2022 but hit by coups, droughts

The Independent  

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Africa has peaceful polls in 2022 but hit by coups, droughts
2 years ago

Africa has peaceful polls in 2022 but hit by coups, droughts

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Elections, coups, disease outbreaks and extreme weather are some of the main events that occurred across Africa in 2022. The climate crisis is hitting Africa “first and hardest,” said Kevin Mugenya, a senior resilience and food security advisor for Africa at Mercy Corps, an international charity. Rising food prices due to the Ukraine war harshly affected sub-Saharan …

Fight over aid for climate losses divides UN talks
2 years, 1 month ago

Fight over aid for climate losses divides UN talks

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — With an end-of-the-week deadline rushing at them faster than agreements are coming out of them, negotiators at the U.N. climate summit were in a difficult spot Wednesday. Former Irish President Mary Robinson, who is also chair of the Elders group of former global leaders, urged negotiators at the climate talks to take a “real decision” on …

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change
2 years, 1 month ago

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change

The Hindu  

Battling droughts, sandstorms, floods, wildfires, coastal erosion, cyclones and other weather events exacerbated by climate change, the African continent needs to adapt, but it needs funds to do so, leaders and negotiators from the continent said at the U.N. climate summit. Mr. Shitima said the summit “should provide solutions to the millions of people in the continent,” adding that Africa …

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change
2 years, 1 month ago

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change

The Independent  

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Biden calls for global action to combat climate crisis
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden calls for global action to combat climate crisis

Al Jazeera  

US president outlines steps US is taking against climate change, apologises for Trump withdrawal from Paris Agreement. US President Joe Biden has issued a call for global action to combat the climate crisis, which he called a threat to the “very life of the planet”. Speaking at the COP27 United Nations climate conference in Egypt on Friday, Biden announced new …

Africa facing climate impact 'nightmare': Kenyan President
2 years, 1 month ago

Africa facing climate impact 'nightmare': Kenyan President

The Hindu  

The crushing impacts of climate change are already a "living nightmare" for people across Africa, Kenyan President William Ruto told world leaders at U.N. talks on Monday. "Africa contributes less than three percent of the pollution responsible for climate change, but it's most severely impacted by the ensuing crisis," Mr. Ruto said. "Loss and damage are not an abstract topic …

Will COP27 address Africa’s climate challenges?
2 years, 1 month ago

Will COP27 address Africa’s climate challenges?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, November 2 at 19:30 GMT: Although Africa has contributed the least to global carbon emissions, the continent remains the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and African needs for climate finance and adaptation are among the greatest. There are high expectations that this year’s UN climate conference, hosted in Sharm El-Sheikh, will focus on how to …

African nations to finalize aims ahead of UN climate summit
2 years, 2 months ago

African nations to finalize aims ahead of UN climate summit

The Independent  

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Poor nations to demand climate justice, finance at UN summit
2 years, 2 months ago

Poor nations to demand climate justice, finance at UN summit

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The chair of an influential negotiating bloc in the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Egypt has called for compensation for poorer countries suffering from climate change to be high up on the agenda. Madeleine Diouf Sarr, who chairs the Least Developed Countries group, told The Associated Press that the November conference — known as COP27 — …

Rich countries fail to strengthen climate plans ahead of UN deadline
2 years, 2 months ago

Rich countries fail to strengthen climate plans ahead of UN deadline

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Australia was one of the G20 countries that significantly upped its ambition, submitting a new target of reducing greenhouse …

African nations demand climate change financing ahead of COP27
2 years, 3 months ago

African nations demand climate change financing ahead of COP27

Al Jazeera  

The African continent emits only some 3 percent of global CO2 emissions, yet is among the most exposed to climate change. The leaders of two dozen African countries have urged wealthier nations to uphold their aid pledges so the continent can tackle climate change effects for which it shares little blame. The African leaders said the financial aid was needed …

As cost of climate change rises, UN urges compensation
2 years, 3 months ago

As cost of climate change rises, UN urges compensation

Associated Press  

From drought to floods and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change will only get higher as the world warms, sparking concerns from both top officials and activists about how to pay for it. Pakistan, along with dozens of other developing countries around the world, are scrambling to adapt to the effects of climate change, with …

African nations urged to pile on pressure at climate summit
2 years, 3 months ago

African nations urged to pile on pressure at climate summit

Associated Press  

MOMBASA, Kenya — The former Irish President has called on African nations to pile on the pressure on rich, heavily-polluting countries to fulfill their climate pledges to the continent during a visit to Uganda. Mary Robinson, who is also chair of the Elders group of global leaders who advocate for peace and justice, told The Associated Press on Monday that …

As Africa’s climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds
2 years, 3 months ago

As Africa’s climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds

Associated Press  

MOMBASA, Kenya — Rich countries said they will spend about $25 billion by 2025 to boost Africa’s efforts to adapt to climate change as the continent continues to struggle with drought, cyclones and extreme heat, according to officials at a summit in Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday. “Africa does not have the resources to tackle climate change,” Akinwumi Adesina, …

As Africa's climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds
2 years, 3 months ago

As Africa's climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds

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Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference
2 years, 3 months ago

Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference

Associated Press  

MOMBASA, Kenya — Africa’s nations must develop strategies to address climate change which poses an existential threat to the continent’s megacities, Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said at the third Africa Climate Week conference. The African climate week comes as the continent reels by several extreme weather events such as drought in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, sandstorms …

Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference
2 years, 3 months ago

Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference

The Independent  

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Five things to know for Africa Climate Week
2 years, 3 months ago

Five things to know for Africa Climate Week

Al Jazeera  

Facing deadly drought, historic floods, and extreme weather events, African politicians, civil society, and business leaders will voice calls for urgent action. The United Nations’ Africa Climate Week begins on Monday in Libreville, Gabon, with more than 1,000 participants expected to tackle the climate emergency as it intensifies throughout the continent. With severe drought, raging floods, and extreme weather bearing …

For clean energy, financial growth, Africa looks to UN talks
2 years, 3 months ago

For clean energy, financial growth, Africa looks to UN talks

Associated Press  

MOMBASA, Kenya — In Kenya’s semi-arid Makueni County, 50-year-old Purity Kinyili used to spend most of her time traveling for water and firewood to sustain her family and farmland. Because how do you transform without capacity, finance and technology?” Nyambe added that that getting the right financial support at the U.N. climate conference, known as COP27, can help kickstart Africa’s …

Africa needs better weather warning systems, urge experts
2 years, 6 months ago

Africa needs better weather warning systems, urge experts

Associated Press  

MOMBASA, Kenya — Better climate-related research and early warning systems are needed as extreme weather — from cyclones to drought — continues to inflict the African continent, said Sudanese billionaire and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim, who heads up his own foundation. Earlier this year a U.N. report by leading climate scientists said that determining climate change risks on the continent currently …

Egypt promises to allow protest, push pledges as COP27 host
2 years, 7 months ago

Egypt promises to allow protest, push pledges as COP27 host

Associated Press  

DAVOS, Switzerland — Egypt, host of the next United Nations summit on climate change, will push countries to make good on their pledges to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions, facilitate “non-adversarial” talks on compensation to developing countries for global warming impacts and allow climate activists to protest, said the incoming president of COP27. In an interview Monday with The Associated …

Kenyan climate activist says Cop27 must deliver for ‘neglected’ Africa
2 years, 7 months ago

Kenyan climate activist says Cop27 must deliver for ‘neglected’ Africa

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kenyan climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti told world leaders attending the Cop26 climate summit that her …

UN: Africa, already suffering from warming, will see worse
2 years, 9 months ago

UN: Africa, already suffering from warming, will see worse

Associated Press  

Although Africa has contributed relatively little to the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions, the continent has suffered some of the world’s heaviest impacts of climate change, from famine to flooding. Yet from its coral reefs to its highest peaks, the reverberations of human-caused global warming will only get worse, according to a new United Nations report The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on …

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