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Your Guide to COP29: A Tamer but Still Tumultuous Affair

African countries are going to COP with a long menu of agenda items to address: the new finance target (NCQG), ...

Adaptation

The Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) at COP 29: Key negotiation topics and an African perspective

At COP29 countries will continue to flesh out the details of the GGA through the development of indicators to track ...

Adaptation

Baku’s Big Promise: Will COP29 Throw Africa a Financial Lifeline for an Energy Transition, or Just Another Fossil – Fuelled Fantasy?

As pre-negotiation meetings progress at COP29 in Baku, the spotlight turns to Africa's urgent need for accessible, equitable energy transition ...

Climate Finance

Loss and Damage Finance: Youth-led COP29 Expectations and Demands

Lamis Elkhatieb from the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition writes on the group’s expectations for COP29 on loss and damage ...

Loss And Damage

Youth Delegates need more concrete action from COP29

Youth activists have been vocal about the need for concrete action towards addressing climate change for the sake of their ...

COP29

Revisiting Article 6 at COP 29: What’s at Stake for Africa?

The Azerbaijan COP presidency has identified carbon offsets and the related operationalisation of Article 6, as a major priority, calling ...

Article 6

Africa Gen Z Battle Harsh Seed Laws

Some African countries are criminalising the use of native “uncertified” seeds, which many believe are more resilient to climate change. ...

African Climate Policy

Financial Chains or Gains? World Bank & IMF May be Undermining Climate Action in the South

As the IMF and World Bank convene for their 2024 meetings, calls for reforms and climate finance remain unmet, leaving ...

Climate Finance

WTO Calls for Global Carbon Pricing, Acknowledges risk of Climate related Trade Measures on Developing Countries

The WTO continues to support the roll-out of carbon pricing in all countries to avoid litigation on current and future ...

Uncategorized

What to expect from African leaders at the Biodiversity COP

Ahead of COP16, African countries are looking to push for a global biodiversity fund under the direct control of the ...

Adaptation

Zambia ill Prepared for Climate Disasters

In the wake of an extreme dry spell exacerbated by climate change, Zambia’s President Hichilema declared the drought a national ...

African Climate Policy

Does a Legal Challenge to the CBAM have Merit?

There have been numerous complaints and threatened legal actions against the EU’s CBAM alleging it violates global trade rules, but ...

Trade