Ghana is at risk of missing out on significant international funding opportunities to support its climate change efforts, including an estimated $25 million from the Africa Climate Change Fund.Despite the availability of financing from sources such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), bilateral government grants, private foundations like the Ford...
Category: Sustainability
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Africa risks missing 2030 SDG deadline without climate laws – AASuP
The President of the Association of African Sustainability Practitioners (AASuP), Humphrey Tetteh, has expressed concern about Africa’s slow progress in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). He said out of the 32 areas outlined by the UN, Africa has only made notable progress in three, with others either stagnating or regressing. Speaking to...
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Bill Gates’ $500M Hydrogen-Powered Superyacht Redefines Luxury and Sustainability
Bill Gates’ latest superyacht, Breakthrough, is more than a billionaire’s playground it is a bold statement in clean-energy innovation at sea. Valued at over $500 million, the 118.8-meter vessel runs on liquid hydrogen stored at –423°F, enabling silent, emission-free cruising while generating enough power to run 30 of the Microsoft co-founder’s 66,000-square-foot mansions simultaneously. Built...
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GHANA TO HOST FIRST STAKEHOLDER MEETING ON AFRICA SUSTAINABILITY REPORT AND SDG AWARDS
Ghana will on August 15, 2025, host the first stakeholder meeting for the Sixth Africa Sustainability Report and the Think Energy SDGs Awards at the Accra City Hotel. The event, organised by the Office of the Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability in partnership with the Association of African Sustainability Practitioners (AASP), will...
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Kenya launches Africa’s first REDD+ registry, reshaping forest carbon accounting.
In a significant policy move for climate governance, Kenya has become the first country in Africa to roll out a national REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Registry, establishing a transparent, centralized platform to track forest-related emissions reductions and carbon credit generation. The registry was launched in Nairobi on July 28 by the...
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New Study Warns the World is Running out of Time to Avoid the Worst Impacts of Climate Change
Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods. We are living in a world that is warming at the fastest rate since records began. Yet, governments have been slow to act. The annual global climate change conference of the parties (COP30) is...
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