Africa: Frontline of a Planetary Emergency – Africa Demands Climate Justice and Action

Africa: Early Net-Zero Action in Africa Brings Big Climate Gains – and Development Challenges, CATF Finds

New research from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) explores how different timelines for achieving net-zero emissions could shape Africa’s energy, land, water, and development future. The study,  Exploring Net-Zero Emissions Pathways for Africa Across Different Timelines , uses the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM) to examine how various levels of climate ambition affect the continent’s…

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Africa: Frontline of a Planetary Emergency – Africa Demands Climate Justice and Action

Africa Climate Summit – From Aid to Investment

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia–In a bold and unified move, African leaders have adopted a new roadmap — the Addis Ababa Declaration to reposition the continent as a global leader in climate solutions. This historic commitment shifts the narrative from a focus on aid to investing in Africa’s own green future. “Over the last three days, we…

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Africa: Frontline of a Planetary Emergency – Africa Demands Climate Justice and Action

Africa: Centering Justice in Africa’s Climate Future

“No Climate Justice Without Social Justice” TrustAfrica, an African foundation rooted in the struggle for a just, inclusive, and equitable world, joins African movements, governments, and civil society actors in reflecting on the outcomes of the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, held under the theme ‘Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing Africa’s resilient and…

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Africa: Frontline of a Planetary Emergency – Africa Demands Climate Justice and Action

Africa: Sovereign Carbon Initiatives – A Climate Justice Tool Endorsed by the African Union and Immediately Deployable Across Africa

The Africa Sovereign Carbon Registry Foundation is urging African nations to exercise their right to collect carbon contributions under the “polluter pays” principle. The foundation spoke this week at the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa, where it was officially endorsed by the African Union. Paul Sébastien, an international carbon markets expert and…

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Africa: Frontline of a Planetary Emergency – Africa Demands Climate Justice and Action

Africa: PM Abiy’s Africa Climate Innovation Compact, African Climate Facility Established At Conclusion of ACS2

Addis Ababa — The Africa Climate Innovation Compact (ACIC) and the African Climate Facility (ACF), were established under the initiative of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia at the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) held in Addis Ababa. At the close of ACS2, the African Leaders Addis Ababa Declaration on Climate Change and Call To…

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