Climate action

As momentum builds toward Ecomondo 2025 – the leading European expo for green technologies and the circular economy – organizers are expanding the conversation globally with a three-country roadshow ahead of the main event in Rimini, Italy, this November. Set to visit Egypt, Serbia and Poland, the initiative is part of a broader effort by the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) to deepen international dialogue, showcase cutting-edge ecological innovations, and foster cross-border partnerships in sectors key to the green and blue transition.

The newly launched Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS), organized by the VUKA Group, is expected to position Africa at the center of a fast-evolving global carbon economy. Scheduled for October 21 to 23, the summit comes at a moment of both urgency and opportunity: the world is recalibrating its approach to climate finance under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6, while Africa holds some of the richest, yet underutilized, carbon assets.

Lagos, Nigeria is set to host its first-ever national ESG summit as momentum builds across Africa to integrate sustainability into core development strategies. The Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC) will convene key stakeholders on June 26 at The Art Hotel in Lagos for a landmark event focused on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) innovation.

International Breweries Plc (IBPLC), a member of the AB InBev group, marked World Environment Day 2025 with a sweeping campaign to combat plastic pollution across Nigeria. From urban clean-ups and public sensitization in Lagos to waste recovery drives in Nasarawa and Osogbo, the brewer’s multifaceted efforts are positioning it as a continental model for corporate sustainability.

In a pioneering step toward proactive disaster risk reduction, the Nigerian federal government, working closely with multiple United Nations agencies, has launched an anticipatory action simulation exercise in the flood-vulnerable Kwanta community of Adamawa State.

Nigeria has officially adopted its updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2025–2030, cementing its role as a frontrunner in Africa’s commitment to halting and reversing biodiversity loss. This move is more than symbolic, it signals a critical pivot toward systemic environmental governance across West Africa and reinforces Nigeria’s alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (K-M GBF), the landmark international agreement adopted at COP15 in 2022. 

In a move that could redefine the continent’s industrial future, Egypt and South Africa have been tapped to lead a global push to decarbonize heavy industry, joining Brazil, Türkiye, and…

Global solar giant Trinasolar has unveiled a new weather-resilient solar module at the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) in Cape Town, in a move that underscores growing efforts to develop climate-smart energy infrastructure specifically designed for African conditions.

Mohamed Hesham appointed CEO of ePointZero, the energy transition platform of 2PointZero   Abu Dhabi, UAE – 16 June 2025: In recognition of its importance at the nexus of technology, energy…

Uyombo, a small coastal village in Kenya, Kilifi County, has recently sparked unrest due to uncertainty in talks of a nuclear power plant coming to the area. While the government…