COP29
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BRAND & SUSTAINABILITY
COP29: SEforAL and IBM Unveil AI Solutions for Energy and Urban Growth
At COP29, IBM and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) unveiled new AI-powered solutions to support sustainable urban development globally. The two said in a statement that these publicly available tools help policymakers and decision-makers map urbanization and address energy and infrastructure needs in developing regions. “At IBM, we’re proud to launch solutions that harness the power of artificial intelligence to…
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NEWS
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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CLIMATE CHANGE
[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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CLIMATE CHANGE
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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