Climate
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Fudged figures, gas, and debt: Digging into MDBs’ “climate finance”
Half of all Multilateral Development Banks’ climate finance goes to Europe. Just 4% is grants. We don’t just need more but better climate finance. ... -
The real “gift from God”: Why the Africa Energy Bank is a bad idea
A coalition of African oil-producers is set to launch a $5bn oil bank. This is not just environmentally but economically misguided. In his address ... -
“Extremely urgent”: An interview with the head of the Adaptation Fund
With the Global South hoping COP29 can bring progress on the $215-387 bn per year needed for adaptation, we spoke to the head of ... -
COP29: Setting a climate finance target is only half the battle for Africa
New analysis finds that the average cost of capital for power projects in Africa is triple that of other parts of the world. For ... -
Smart gamble or foolish risk? The case for and against nuclear in Africa
Nuclear energy is low carbon, high intensity and consistent, but also expensive, hazardous, and perhaps simply unnecessary. As countries in Africa envision their future ... -
COP29 must kickstart stalled progress on the lifeline that is adaptation
Targets for adapting to climate change are meaningless without the means to act. It’s time for a clear adaptation finance goal. 2024 has been ... -
“An ecological war is going on”: Uganda charcoal booms despite ban
Our undercover investigation highlights how easily corruption and unclear borders continue to undermine the charcoal ban in Uganda. When Mustapha Gerima decided to drop ... -
How the World Bank and IMF can truly drive a clean energy transition
The financial institutions’ current approaches to funding renewable energy projects are far too limited, rigid, and opaque. As ministers around the world gear up ... -
Uganda’s struggles resettling climate-displaced communities
Landslides and flash floods, made more likely by climate change, and deforestation have made some areas of Uganda permanently risky to live in. Over ...
