World Off Track to Meet Global Energy Access Goals by 2030, Warns SDG 7 Progress Report
A new global report sounds the alarm on lagging efforts to deliver sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030.
Innovation to Implementation: Climate Leaders Unite at the ‘Superbowl’ of London Climate Action Week
London, 26 June 2025 — The message from yesterday’s Climate Innovation Forum was resounding: climate action is happening, essential, and unstoppable.
Climate Innovation Forum Key Highlights
Leaders from government, finance, business, and civil society came together at the Climate Innovation Forum to accelerate the clean energy transition, unlock climate finance, and reaffirm the city’s role as a global hub for climate leadership and innovation.
Insurability: A New Lens on Climate Risk and Financial Resilience
As the climate crisis reshapes risk, a new report from Howden highlights why insurability is becoming a key driver of investment, resilience, and long-term value; how insurance signals are shaping the path forward.
UNDP and Sylvera Launch Carbon Data Access Partnership to Unlock Africa’s Carbon Potential
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Sylvera have launched a Carbon Data Access Partnership (CaDAP) to provide African Governments with world-leading carbon credit data.
African Development Bank Launches Pioneering Energy-Efficiency Project in Senegal
The African Development Bank has approved an €8.51mn loan for Senegal’s "Programme to Promote Efficient Lighting Lamps" (PPLEEF), a trailblazing initiative to advance energy efficiency in the country. This marks the Bank’s first fully dedicated demand-side energy efficiency investment project, setting a new benchmark for sustainable development across Africa.
2nd MEFED Dialogue Paves the Way for Deepened Energy Cooperation
The 2nd MEFED Dialogue Paves the Way for Deepened Energy Cooperation between Germany, the European Union, and the Mediterranean and Gulf Regions. Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of the Federal Republic of Germany, Robert Habeck, and the Minister for Environment and Energy of the Hellenic Republic, Theodoros Skylakakis, hosted the 2nd MENA-Europe Future Energy Dialogue (MEFED24) yesterday (September 8th 2024) in Thessaloniki. The aim of this dialogue is to strengthen energy cooperation between the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and Europe.
Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change and adaptation costs
Africa bears an increasingly heavy burden from climate change and disproportionately high costs for essential climate adaptation, according to a new report from the WMO
As climate impacts accelerate, finance gap for adaptation efforts at least 50% bigger than thought
Progress on climate adaptation is slowing on all fronts when it should be accelerating to catch up with rising climate change impacts and risks, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report.
Clean cookstoves Ashden Award winner from 2006 meets King Charles in Nairobi
Clean cookstoves Ashden Award winner from 2006 meets King Charles in Nairobi – 2023 Ashden Award nominee following in footsteps of success
New UK projects announced to fight climate change in Africa
UK Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, will announce new projects worth £49m during a visit to Kenya for the inaugural Africa Climate Summit
IKEA and GOGLA announce strategic partnership to help the off-grid solar sector
GOGLA and IKEA Foundation form a strategic partnership, with a funding of EUR 4 million to help the off-grid solar sector
IRENA: Off-grid sector emerges to plug energy access gaps
IRENA’s new report Off-grid Renewable Energy Statistics 2022 shows that off-grid renewables continue to grow despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
UK Government invests £100 million in renewable energy projects in Africa
The UK Government has invested £100 million in renewable energy projects across Africa.
Boat made from 100% recycled plastic sets sail in Kenya
A boat, named FlipFlopi, made entirely of recycled plastic waste has set sail in Kenya.
Rwanda set to benefit from new climate resilience funding
380,000 people are set to benefit from a new climate change resilience project in Rwanda.
Flash floods hit Kenya after months of drought
Heavy rain and flooding has caused large scale destruction and displacement in Kenya.
Revolutionise African farming methods to overcome climate change, says UN
Two UN agencies are pushing for new farming techniques in Africa to address concerns over food security.
Sustainable agriculture is key to overcoming hunger and climate crises, says UN food agency
Agro-ecology is a farming style that focuses on utilising nature for food production without damaging it.
A new partnership seeks to improve climate services and protect agriculture in Mozambique
The Mozambique National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) is launching a new climate-smart agriculture project with the help of the Nordic Development Fund.