Natural disasters are occurring with greater frequency and severity in Africa, with floods and droughts particularly devastating. Given governments' increasing fiscal constraints, the private sector has a critical role to play, and interest in increasing adaptation investments that will help Africa adapt economically to the new climate reality. Um...
The World Bank funded $31.7 billion in initiatives to combat and mitigate climate change in the fiscal year ending in June, $19% more than the previous year, a new record. "The World Bank Group has secured a record $31.7 billion in fiscal year 2022 to help the...
The UN Oceans Conference in Lisbon continues today, the third day, with a climate march as a parallel action, the sharing of solutions to marine pollution and surfing as an "ambassador" for the preservation of the seas. The summit, co-organized by Portugal and Kenya, ends on Friday and aims to boost the action of the...
The United Nations Group of Experts on Climate Change (GIEC) released a new report on Monday stating that climate change is already underway and that drastic, large-scale action is needed at a time when about half the world's population is already vulnerable to global warming.
The summit between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) will be marked by "tension" between the two blocks. Considered Marisa Lourenço, analyst at the consultancy Control Risks, which follows Sub-Saharan Africa. "The summit is not expected to deepen the relationship between the two blocs, mainly because tension has grown significantly over the past year. A...
The multinational technology company, Google said it aims to achieve zero emissions across all operations and value chain by 2030, stressing that it intends to reduce most of them before that date. "Our new goal is to achieve net zero emissions across our operations and value chain by 2030. We intend to reduce most...
An evaluation of two independent institutions to 25 of the largest world companies showed that are being made false announcements of reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases, indicates a report released today that is quoted by Lusa. The "Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitoring Report" was made by the "NewClimate Institute" and by the...
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) says that investors in the G20 group of countries should invest about $285 billion annually to respond to the problems of climate crises, biodiversity and land degradation. According to the new UNEP publication at the moment the group of richest countries only...
The average temperature in China in 2021 was 10.7 degrees Celsius, one degree higher than usual and the highest in 60 years, said the Chinese state news agency Xinhua, quoted by Lusa. The Asian country experienced "more extreme" and "more intense" weather events last year, indicated the government spokesman...
The Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOPS) will also be part of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, which opens this Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland. At the level of heads of state, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe and Guinea-Bissau will be represented by their respective presidents. Mozambique participates in the summit with a delegation headed by the...