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Debt Addressed but not Overhauled at Development Finance Conference

  • Climate Finance

Advocating for a Just Transition in the Global South

We spoke with Leanne Govindsamy at Southern Transitions about her views about the just transition, the need for more regional just transition frameworks, localized critical mineral interventions, systems change and the role of adaptation in a just transition.
  • NetZero and the Just Transition

Finally, some Just Transition Agreement, but what of the Fossil Fuel Roadmap?

The June climate talks were able to deliver a draft that finally sets out an expansive view of the just transition. COP30 host, Brazil, has suggested a Roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels, how will this align with the self-determined pathways African countries want?
  • COP30, NetZero and the Just Transition

Africa Can and Should Have a Fully Renewable Energy Mix

In a recent report, Powershift Africa argues that Africa is well positioned to develop a fully renewable energy system and achieve a just energy transition, through investment, policy support and the removal of structural barriers.
  • NetZero and the Just Transition

From Baku to Belém: will politics derail the US$1.3 Trillion Climate Finance Roadmap?

As the US$1.3trillion climate finance roadmap hangs in the balance, the Bonn meetings expose a familiar rift, with developed countries avoiding concrete discussions on their obligations, and developing countries asking for more transparency on the Baku to Belém roadmap and a burden sharing agreement. 
  • Climate Finance, COP30

Will the June Climate Talks Deliver on the Global Stocktake?

The Global Stocktake concluded in 2023, but Parties still cannot agree on the structure of discussions for its implementation. What does this mean for NDCs and what must come out of the Bonn Climate Talks?
  • Uncategorized

Charting Africa’s Path in the Global Loss and Damage Agenda: The Evolution of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD)

The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, Has Made Significant Strides Since Its Inception. Ahead of Its Sixth Board Meeting, There Are a Number of Objectives and Needs That African Countries Should Be Focusing on to Ensure That It Is Fit for Purpose.
  • COP30, Loss And Damage

Zimbabwe Sets Out Climate Ambitions With Climate Change Management Bill

Zimbabwe Is One Step Closer to a Climate Change Law. What Does the Climate Change Management Bill Entail, and Will It Work?
  • African Climate Policy

Africa Great Green Wall Initiative Seeks to Overcome Policy and Funding Gaps

The African Union has re-affirmed its commitment to the Great Green Wall initiative. More than a reforestation project, it has high ambitions to alleviate food insecurity while boosting biodiversity, but it must overcome fragmentation, funding gaps and achieve extra-ordinary levels of government coordination to deliver on one of the continent’s largest climate response projects.
  • African Climate Policy

Trapped in Green Debt: Debt for Climate Swaps Are Not Enough

While the African Union Continues to Endorse Them as a Pillar of Climate Finance at This Year’s Debt Conference in Togo, Debt for Nature Swaps May Not Be Sufficiently Reliable to Navigate the Debt and Climate Crisis. To Be Effective, They Must Be Accompanied by a Significant Cancellation or Reduction in Overall Debt.
  • Climate Finance, Uncategorized

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