Diong has experience in development banking, government and insurance against climate disasters in Africa Governments have chosen veteran Senegalese banker Ibrahima Cheikh Diong to lead the new United Nations’ fund for responding…
Category: Climate
COP29 aims to boost battery storage and grids for renewables
Governments will be asked to sign up to a goal to boost energy storage six-fold and renew or add 80 million km of electric grids, among other initiatives Azerbaijan, which…
UK calls for “ambition” on COP29 climate finance goal but won’t talk numbers
The UK’s new foreign minister, David Lammy, says Global North rhetoric on climate action must be matched by funding but stays silent on the size of a new global finance…
Is Brazil’s Lula a climate leader?
Comment: The Brazilian president has run up against similar challenges to his US counterpart Joe Biden – and it’s bad news for the planet Marcio Astrini is the executive secretary…
Slow progress in Baku risks derailing talks on new climate finance goal at COP29
Azerbaijan’s COP29 president calls for determination and leadership from all countries to bridge the gaps on finance At the latest climate talks in Baku, which ended on Thursday, countries made…
Human rights must be “at the core” of mining for transition minerals, UN panel says
The UN Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals launches principles to guide responsible, fair extraction of minerals for green value chains A panel of experts convened by the UN Secretary-General…
Stronger climate targets are most likely to convince Beijing
Comment: An ambitious NDC would boost China’s economy, win it recognition as a responsible global power – and keep its people safer from climate disasters Yao Zhe is global policy…
GCF restructures, aiming to become donors’ “partner of choice”
GCF chief Mafalda Duarte tells Climate Home how she plans to boost the fund’s impact and position it to secure more resources Since the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved its…
Share of COP29 badges for Global South NGOs upsets rich countries
The UNFCCC has changed quota allocations for observers in a bid to address imbalance in regional representation The UN climate change body said this week it is giving a larger…
Relegating Africa to the world’s green mine is costing us
Comment: We have the resources, talent and need to develop supply chains for the energy transition that bring sustainable economic benefits for Africans Adam Anthony is executive director of HakiRasilimali,…
