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Biden announces $150m to support Africa climate adaptation
United States (U.S.) President, Joe Biden, on Friday, announced over $150 million to accelerate the implementation of his…
Gov’ts establish action plan to make clean technologies cheaper, accessible
Countries representing more than 50% of global gross domestic product (GDP), today, set out sector-specific ‘Priority Actions’ under…
COP27 launches initiatives for Africa to invest in building climate resilience
Egypt’s COP27 Presidency and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), on Wednesday launched the “Reducing the…
‘10 gigatonne’ emissions boom leaves construction ‘off track’ for decarbonization by 2050
The global building and construction boom has pushed the sector’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to an all-time high…
Nine new countries sign up for GOWA at COP27
COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh has seen nine new countries including Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway,…
World Bank announces new fund for lowering emissions
The World Bank yesterday announced a new multi-partner fund that will pool funding from the global community —…
First Movers Coalition commits $12bn to commercialize zero-carbon tech, cut emissions
The World Economic Forum and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, yesterday announced the expansion of a coalition…
Bayelsa flood impacted 1.3m persons, 96 deaths, says BYSEMA
The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA), says the recent flood affected about 1.3 million people. A data…
Gates Foundation pledges $1.4bn for climate adaptation by smallholder farmers
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) yesterday pledged to invest $1.4 billion to help smallholder farmers address…
COP27: World leaders work towards climate agreements implementation
Over 100 world leaders who gathered at the inauguration of the Climate Implementation Summit, at COP27 in Sharm…