CLIMATE CHANGE
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African Climate Innovators Invited to Apply for The Earthshot Prize 2025 – How To Apply
The Earthshot Prize (TEP) has officially opened entries for its 2025 cohort with MultiChoice once again being an official Africa nominator for TEP. This follows a landmark year of record-breaking nominations and the first-ever awards ceremony held the African continent. TEP seeks innovative solutions across five critical Earthshots: Protect and Restore Nature; Clean Our Air; Revive Our Oceans; Build a Waste-Free…
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African Startups Urged to Adopt Climate-Resilient Business Models
Startups have now been urged to embrace climate-resilient business models in the African Tech Sector. This is according to the Ventures Platform landmark climate tech white paper entitled; ‘Innovating for a Sustainable Future: Leveraging Venture Capital and Startup Innovation to Combat Climate Change in Africa. Formally launched at the recently held Africa Prosperity Summit in Lagos, the paper explores how…
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Rockefeller Foundation invests in nature to support indigenous peoples and rainforest communities at COP29
As part of “Nature and Biodiversity / Indigenous People / Gender Equality / Oceans and Coastal Zones Day” at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29), The Rockefeller Foundation announced a $500,000 grant to Health In Harmony (HIH). HIH is a global climate nonprofit that collaborates with Indigenous Peoples and local communities to scale investments and implement…
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Money Flows Into Africa’s Climate Tech Startups
African climate tech startups are pulling in more money than ever before, overtaking fintech as the continent’s hottest investment sector. By September 2024, these startups had raised $413.9 million, making up a third of all startup funding in Africa. The shift shows investors are betting big on companies that tackle climate change while solving everyday problems. The numbers tell a…
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Global climate leaders call for urgent overhaul of UN climate process
The global climate policy process is no longer fit for purpose and requires a comprehensive overhaul to ensure planetary stability and a liveable future for humanity. This is the urgent message of an open letter to the Member States of the UN and Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Secretariat Simon Stiell, signed by a group of prominent scientists, advocates, and…
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OpenAirlines secures €45m imvestment to accelerate aviation industry’s ecological transition
OpenAirlines, a global provider of eco-flying software solutions, has announced a new milestone in its growth trajectory after raising €45 million from Eiffel Investment Group, leading the operation through its Eiffel Essentiel fund, with the backing of Mirova, a Natixis Investment Managers affiliate dedicated to sustainable investments. Both funds are leading the way in Europe’s energy transition. These two players…
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Can AI help us better prepare for climate-related disasters in Kenya?
After years of drought, the sudden arrival of heavy rain that began in Kenya late last year seemed like a long-awaited turn in fortune. However, as the rain continued to fall, the celebrations quickly turned into a nightmare, with people swept away and homes completely inundated. Indeed, for many in Kenya the catastrophic floods that shook the nation earlier this…
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Climate finance and natural capital accounting by African countries top AfDB’s COP29 agenda
The world’s largest annual climate conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday, with African nations ramping up efforts to tackle climate change. At COP29, the African Development Bank (AfDB) aims to mobilize additional resources for climate action in Africa and launch a bold new approach to assessing African economies by including their “green wealth.” Organized by the United Nations Framework…
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[Peter Nalika] What Africa Should Demand at COP29
With COP29 around the corner, Africa aims to take a more assertive stance in advocating for technology-driven climate action. Building on the outcomes of COP28, Africa’s demands at this year’s conference should centre around advancing climate technology access, fostering local innovation ecosystems, and ensuring the continent’s unique needs and challenges are integral to global climate tech conversations. COP28’s Green Digital…
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COP29 – Climate Christmas in Azerbaijan
The festival season is upon us again. Shimmering lights, exotic foods, heartfelt greetings, people flying over from all around the world to be with family and friends, gifts and rewards, gala times, great conversations, and promises to do better this year. Like all its previous editions, COP29 guarantees all of this and much more under the presidency of H.E. Mukhtar…
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