Tag: Climate

Catherine Francis Mangare AI
Africa

Zindi’s Silent Revolution: How a Tanzanian Lecturer is Building Africa’s Next Generation of AI Leaders

In a quiet lab nestled within the tree-lined campus of Sokoine University of Agriculture, a quiet revolution is underway. Catherine Francis Mangare, a 35-year-old assistant lecturer turned PhD researcher, is one of the most unlikely yet formidable forces shaping the future of artificial intelligence in Tanzania. “Before, I didn’t even know about Zindi Africa,” she said, referring to the pan-African data science platform that has … Continue reading Zindi’s Silent Revolution: How a Tanzanian Lecturer is Building Africa’s Next Generation of AI Leaders

Faustine Ngila
Climate KIC
Global

Climate KIC champions innovation in AI, climate, and agri-food with two major initiatives in Ireland

Press Release – Dublin, 9 April 2025 – Climate KIC is driving forward innovation in AI, climate, and agri-food with two innovative programmes designed to support start-ups and entrepreneurship support organisations (ESOs) in Ireland. These initiatives, the 2050 Accelerator and the programme “Nurturing entrepreneurship support organisations and start-ups for AI-driven climate action”, will empower high-potential ventures and organisations to develop transformative solutions for sustainability challenges.  The 2050 Accelerator  … Continue reading Climate KIC champions innovation in AI, climate, and agri-food with two major initiatives in Ireland

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Hottest March in Europe ever: Greenpeace calls for climate polluters to pay
Europe

Hottest March in Europe ever: Greenpeace calls for climate polluters to pay

Press Release – 08/04/2025 – Greenpeace European Unit Brussels, 08 April 2025 – Reacting to an announcement by the Copernicus Climate Change Service that March 2025 was the warmest ever March for Europe and the second-warmest March globally, as well as the 20th month in the last 21 months for which global-average surface air temperature was more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, Thomas Gelin, Greenpeace EU climate … Continue reading Hottest March in Europe ever: Greenpeace calls for climate polluters to pay

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GOGLA and IKEA
Europe

GOGLA and IKEA Foundation unveil new resources to enhance off-grid solar’s climate impact

Press Release – Barbados, 13th March 2025 – Today, at the Sustainable Energy for All Global Summit, GOGLA, the global association for the off-grid solar energy industry, launched three key resources to better evaluate and enhance off-grid solar technologies’ contribution to climate resilience and adaptation: Off-Grid Solar Resilience and Adaptation Framework (beta version),  Off-Grid Solar Resilience and Adaptation Sector Guidance, and the  Powering Climate Resilience: … Continue reading GOGLA and IKEA Foundation unveil new resources to enhance off-grid solar’s climate impact

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Climate Policy
United States

Amazon deforestation threatens Brazil’s energy security and generates billions in losses for the electricity sector

Brazil‘s two largest hydroelectric power plants have a combined annual loss of 3.8 thousand GWh of energy due to deforestation.  Press Release – 31 March, 2025 – The deforestation of the Amazon forest is costing Brazil immensely. An unprecedented study by Climate Policy Initiative/PUC-RIO (CPI/PUC-RIO) and Amazon 2030 identifies that the Itaipu and Belo Monte plants, together, lose the equivalent of the electricity consumption of 1.5 million people due to the deforestation of the Amazon raiforest. The energy generation loss causes an annual shortfall of more than US$ 200 million in revenue for the plants. “Hydropower is a renewable, inexpensive source of generation that provides greater flexibility for operating the electricity system. But it is also a source that is very … Continue reading Amazon deforestation threatens Brazil’s energy security and generates billions in losses for the electricity sector

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Over 500,000 people demand oil & gas companies pay for climate damages
Europe

Over 500,000 people demand oil & gas companies pay for climate damages

Press Release – Cape Town, February 28, 2024 – Greenpeace Africa delivered on Friday 28th February a global petition on behalf of more than half a million people, calling on governments to force fossil fuel companies to “stop their climate wrecking activities” and “repair and pay for the damage they have caused.” The petition was handed over to a coalition of 17 countries and groups currently reviewing … Continue reading Over 500,000 people demand oil & gas companies pay for climate damages

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Urgent need for renewing global commitment to climate action
Europe

Urgent need for renewing global commitment to climate action, says OSCE PA Special Representative Pons

Press Release – COPENHAGEN, 28 February 2025 – As the world faces escalating climate crises after another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative on Climate Change and Vice-President Pere Joan Pons (Spain) recalled that global co-operation remains the cornerstone of effective climate action. Noting with regret the United States’ recent withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Special Representative … Continue reading Urgent need for renewing global commitment to climate action, says OSCE PA Special Representative Pons

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southpole
Europe

South Pole appoints McKinsey Partner Dara Olufon as Co-Head of Global Climate Advisory

Press Release – 18 Feb 2025 – 18 February, 2025, London — South Pole, the leading carbon asset developer and climate consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dara Olufon as Co-Head of its Global Climate Advisory arm, effective March 2025. Dara joins South Pole from McKinsey, where he served as Partner in the UK office, where he was a leader within the Global Energy and Materials practice. With … Continue reading South Pole appoints McKinsey Partner Dara Olufon as Co-Head of Global Climate Advisory

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World Bank Group
Africa, United States

WRI and the World Bank Present Landmark Assessment of Nature-Based Solutions in Africa

The assessment includes contributions from the African Development Bank. WRI also launches Green-Gray Infrastructure Accelerator, supporting 11 African cities in building climate resilience. NAIROBI, February 19, 2025 — A new report by World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Bank, with contributions from the African Development Bank (AfDB), provides one of the most comprehensive assessments to date on how Sub-Saharan Africa — one of the world’s most … Continue reading WRI and the World Bank Present Landmark Assessment of Nature-Based Solutions in Africa

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