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New report shows climate finance by multilateral development banks rose 10% to $85.1 billion in 2024 compared with previous year.…

BURN clean cookstove manufacturer wins Ashden Award Winner for Outstanding Achievement. BURN sold $37 million of credits on the carbon…

The market for sustainable cooling systems in developing economies is set to hit $600 billion by 2050. Research shows that…

Multi-agency report highlights challenges and opportunities. Summit of the Future decisions: a choice between breakthrough or breakdown. Increasing climate change…

Africa’s blue and green economy is projected to be the new avenue that will drive investments in Africa The continent,…

DRC Joins the Organisation of Southern Cooperation after depositing the Instrument of Acceptance Secretary-General Manssour Bin Mussallam received the Instrument…

Analysts observe numerous loopholes in global climate talks, with a failure to address glaring food security concerns. Financial commitments for…

President Samia Suluhu Hassan highlighted the need for international commitment to climate agreements and innovative financing, including a $700 million…

As COP28 unfolds with its myriad discussions and commitments, a less visible but equally critical issue looms on another continent – the pervasive problem of greenwashing in Africa. From the corridors of corporate power to the burgeoning startup ecosystem, greenwashing emerges as a misleading marketing tactic and a significant barrier to genuine environmental and social progress in Africa.

In Africa’s corporate sector, greenwashing has become a strategic tool used by both corporations and governments to cover up environmentally detrimental practices. This issue is acutely critical in a continent where environmental conservation is not just a matter of policy but survival.

Global climate negotiators have reached a framework for climate financing to deal with loss and damage in the run-up to the COP28 in Dubai.