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Kenya turns to satellites to track surviving trees under its 15 billion restoration programme
Kenya is resorting to satellite technology to strengthen forest monitoring and measure progress under its ambitious 15 billion Tree Growing Programme, as authorities seek more reliable data on forest loss, restoration and tree survival. The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the Kenya Space Agency began dialogues on August 12 about using satellite imagery, geospatial technologies and Earth observation data to…
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African ClimateTech Funding Is Growing. The Money Is Not Reaching Every Corner of the Market
African ClimateTech funding climbed to a record $1.5 billion in 2025, making it the continent’s largest venture-funded sector and accounting for nearly 40 percent of disclosed venture capital. At first glance, those figures suggest a climate innovation market enjoying broad momentum. A closer look tells a more layered story. While investment continues to rise, much of the capital remains concentrated…
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Zero Waste Foundation Launches Ethiopia Cooperation Ahead of COP31, COP32
The Zero Waste Foundation has launched a new cooperation process with Ethiopia, linking Türkiye’s preparations for COP31 with Africa’s climate priorities and laying groundwork for collaboration toward COP32, following a series of meetings held in Addis Ababa on June 16, 2026. Samed Ağırbaş, President of the Zero Waste Foundation and COP31 High-Level Climate Champion, held the meetings as part of…
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Behind Kenya’s Carbon Exchange Is a Much Bigger Market Story
Kenya’s planned Kenya carbon exchange is about far more than creating a marketplace for carbon credits. It represents the final layer of a framework that has steadily brought project approvals, carbon accounting, regulation and climate finance under domestic institutions. If the Nairobi International Financial Centre (NIFC), Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) meet their target of launching…
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Cameroon Begins Building National Energy Accounts to Strengthen Energy Planning
Cameroon has taken a significant step toward strengthening its energy planning and climate policy framework with the launch of a process to develop national energy accounts, a statistical tool designed to measure how energy production and consumption interact with the economy and the environment. The initiative is being supported by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), working alongside…
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DTB Marks World Environment Day with Mangrove Restoration Drive in Kwale
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has reinforced its commitment to environmental conservation and climate action through a community-led mangrove restoration exercise in Tsunza, Kwale County, held under its Much More Than Trees initiative. The restoration activity brought together local community members, DTB staff, and key stakeholders in a collaborative effort to rehabilitate Kenya’s coastal ecosystems. The initiative was implemented in partnership…
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Africa Forward Summit Seals Blue Economy and Green Industry Deals
The inaugural Africa Forward Summit closed yesterday with a package of financing agreements anchored in a new Nairobi Declaration, positioning the continent’s ocean economy and industrial base as central pillars of the global green transition. The deals, framed as co-investment rather than development assistance, span offshore renewable energy, blue carbon restoration, grid modernisation, and green hydrogen derivatives. The summit’s headline…
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FLLoCA Program Drives Investment Growth in Counties Across Kenya
The Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) programme, designed to channel climate financing directly to counties and communities across Kenya, has reported an increase of over 2400 projects at various stages of development across sectors, including agriculture, water, environment, and energy. Implemented by the National Treasury and Economic Planning, FLLoCA aims to strengthen local climate resilience, enhance county and national capacity…
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Africa Climate Talks call for credible implementation on the road to COP32
African climate leaders, negotiators, policymakers and partners kicked off the 7th Africa Climate Talks with a strong call to move the global climate agenda from commitments to credible implementation. Held under the theme “Africa’s Road to COP32: From Commitments to Credible Implementation,” the meeting comes at a decisive moment for global climate action, as countries prepare for COP31 in Türkiye…
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Sora Fuel closes $14.6m round to scale air-to-jet fuel technology
Sora Fuel, a climate technology company that makes jet fuel from just air, water, and renewable energy, has closed a $14.6 million round. The round was co-led by Spero Ventures and Inspired Capital, alongside super pro-rata investments from Engine Ventures and Wireframe Ventures. Sora has proven that its proprietary system can capture CO₂ directly from ambient air and convert it…
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