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When it comes to combating the climate crisis, Africa has the potential to become a global leader, not just a participant. However, as Joshua Amponsem, climate visionary and entrepreneur, highlights
Women members of a farming cooperative, Ivory Coast. Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Care work forms the often invisible infrastructure of all life. It is largely carried out
The United Nations’ 29th annual climate change conference of the parties, COP29, ended with countries from the global north committing US$300 billion per year in climate finance to developing countries.
As COP 29 approaches in Baku, Azerbaijan, the planet itself issues a resounding wake-up call. From the destruction of Hurricanes Milton and Helene in Florida to the floods ravaging the
In sub-Saharan Africa, high levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution from vehicle tailpipe emissions cause poor health, developmental stunting, and even death. Vehicle emissions also contribute to global warming. Electric
As the annual UN climate conference, Cop29, draws to a close, negotiators, civil society observers and activists are staying up late, poring over draft texts that will determine how the
Negotiations at the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are entering their second week after things got off to a rocky
Climate change and biodiversity policies have largely evolved in isolation, even though the two crises are deeply intertwined. They have their own UN summits, with the same name and numbering
Since the Industrial Revolution, country after country has turned to fossil fuels to power their transport and industry. Now the bill is coming due. Huge volumes of long-buried carbon are
The realities of climate change are hitting home for many people living in the global south. Food security, water access and health have been jeopardised by the increased temperatures, extreme
The annual United Nations Conference of the Parties global climate change meetings play a pivotal role in elevating climate conversations. They’re often accompanied by intense media coverage that raises awareness
The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council (SMIAC) has launched the ‘Natural Capital on African Governments’ Balance Sheets’ initiative at COP16 in Colombia. This groundbreaking initiative seeks to align natural