Tag: climate tech
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At the COP30 climate summit, nations will again try to agree on targets to limit catastrophic global temperature rise. But many barriers remain before steep greenhouse gas cuts are realized.… more ›
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There has been a major pick-up in solar panel imports into Africa over the last 12 months – a shift that is likely to impact almost every country on the… more ›
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Presented by Ecological Transition Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher, the plan follows two years of preparatory work and a public consultation that gathered nearly 6,000 contributions. https://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20250310-france-rolls-out-plan-to-prepare-for-4c-temperature-rise-by-end-of-century-climate-change more ›
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Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – From the Port of Lobito in Angola, along Africa’s Atlantic coast, runs a 1,300km (800-mile) stretch of railway that passes through neighbouring Zambia… more ›
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The United Arab Emirates has become the largest backer of new business projects in Africa, raising hopes of a rush of much-needed money for green energy, but also concerns that… more ›
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The report unveils more specific policy options for levies that the task force has investigated since its inception: fossil fuels, aviation, maritime fuel, carbon pricing and financial transactions. https://globalsolidaritylevies.org/scaling-solidarity-progress-on-global-solidarity-levies-report-released/ more ›
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A new update to the China’s Global Energy Finance (CGEF) Database, managed by the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, estimates that from 2000-2023, China’s two development finance institutions (DFIs)—the… more ›
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In late August, a container vessel sailed out of Angola’s Port of Lobito carrying railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway’s first shipment of copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to… more ›
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The ascent of China’s economic influence in Africa is undeniable, with China surpassing the United States as the continent’s largest trade partner in 2009 and more recently quadrupling the US-Africa… more ›
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On February 8, the Lobito Corridor Private Sector Investment Forum in Zambia concluded with great optimism. https://www.uschamber.com/international/the-lobito-corridor-building-africas-most-important-railway more ›