This year’s COP30 talks proffered the same tensions, particularly around finance, increased ambition, burden shifting, and how to agree to the detail needed to support the implementation of existing aspirations and commitments. The final text is strong on new initiatives ...
Tropical forests were front and centre at COP30, with the launch of two initiatives dedicated to forest conservation. For Africa’s tropical forests, COP30’s outcomes are a step in the right direction. However, questions about operationalisation and transparency remain.
Grand ambitions and financial pledges of COP30 The curtains came down on the Brazilian city of Belém on Saturday once leaders had locked in a deal to address the climate crisis, amid a sanguine atmosphere from observers. Most notable was ...
Following the US withdrawal from the G20 Summit, and a lack of agreement on climate and just transition matters, the Johannesburg Leaders’ Declaration issued this past weekend was a surprise to many, reflecting South Africa’s astute diplomacy, and signalling that ...
Ahead of COP30 there was much anticipation, particularly by developing countries, that the indicators to track progress on the achievement of the Global Adaptation Goal would be finalised in Belém, Brazil, marking a new season for the implementation of the ...
At the halfway point of COP30, the Chair of the Africa Group of Negotiators (AGN), Dr. Richard Muyungi and the COP30 Special Envoy for Africa, Prof Carlos Lopes, hosted a joint press-briefing, where they underscored the continent’s priorities for ...
This year’s COP has to respond and rectify the legacies of the dismal outcomes of COP29, and must deliver on items that were unfinalized last year. If the event is to showcase renewed support for multilateralism, there will need to ...
The fourth Financing for Development Conference (FFD4) convened in Sevilla, Spain, ending on 3 July, marking the end of a decade since it was last held. The timing could not be more pressing. Development finance has shrunk significantly, and the ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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?
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 ...
We spoke with the Chair of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN), and Climate Envoy and Advisor to the President of Tanzania, Dr Richard Muyungi on the climate talks in Bonn between 16 and 26 June 2025.
Zimbabwe Is One Step Closer to a Climate Change Law. What Does the Climate Change Management Bill Entail, and Will It Work?
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 ...
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, ...