Commercial organisations in Lagos could unlock new sources of revenue, improve operational efficiency and strengthen access to climate finance through participation in the Lagos Greenhouse Gas Registry (LGHGR), as businesses…
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Kenya’s KenGen green energy park gains full SEZ status as customs approval unlocks new investment incentives
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsRenewable energySDGs & National Development PlansSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 742 views 4 minutes readKenya has taken a significant step in advancing its green industrialisation ambitions after the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) secured official Customs Controlled Area status for its Green Energy Park…
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How AI and Earth Observation Can Transform Development Planning in Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilitySocial ResponsibilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable Finance & ESGWater & Food Systems by External Source 498 views 3 minutes readA flood wipes out hundreds of homes. A disease outbreak begins to spread. Food prices rise across multiple regions. The questions come immediately: Where is the impact greatest? Who needs…
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Turning Emissions into Assets: How Lagos Telecoms can win with the Lagos Greenhouse Gas Registry
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityOpinionPolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteRenewable energySustainability reportingSustainable developmentWater & Food Systems by External Source 683 views 3 minutes readThe advent of the Lagos Greenhouse Gas Registry (LGHGR) provides a change in the way businesses in Lagos State handle energy, emissions, and financial performance. Beyond environmental compliance, it provides…
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Mission 300 connects 50 million Africans to electricity as energy access push accelerates across the continent
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchCentral AfricaClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 812 views 5 minutes readMore than 50 million people across 40 African countries have gained access to electricity under Mission 300, a continent-wide energy initiative led by the World Bank Group and the African…
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World risks missing ocean protection target without major investment in marine conservation capacity report warns
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureBiodiversity & Natureblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurepolicyPolicy & GovernanceSDGs & National Development PlansSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGWater & Food Systems by Solomon Irungu 646 views 5 minutes readThe global effort to protect 30 percent of the world’s oceans by 2030 is gaining momentum, but a major new report unveiled during the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa…
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Project Developer Forum backs IATA CORSIA Alliance but warns supply without demand will not deliver a functional market
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBiodiversity & NatureCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGreen Investment & InfrastructureOpinion & CommentaryPollution & WasteRenewable energy by Solomon Irungu 697 views 5 minutes readThe Project Developer Forum (PD Forum), a global association representing more than 65 carbon project developers across Africa, Asia, Latin America and other regions, has joined the International Air Transport…
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Tanzania and Slovakia deepen biosphere reserve cooperation through UNESCO partnership
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBiodiversity & Natureblue economyBusinessCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 795 views 4 minutes readTanzania and Slovakia have strengthened bilateral cooperation on biodiversity conservation and sustainable landscape management following high-level discussions at the UNESCO Dar es Salaam Office on 11 June 2026, focused on…
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KCB Group Disburses KSh48.8 Billion in Green Financing as sustainable lending surpasses strategic target
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomypolicyPolicy & GovernanceSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Francis Mwangi 647 views 5 minutes readKCB Group strengthened its position as one of East Africa’s leading sustainable finance institutions in 2025 after disbursing KSh48.8 billion in green loans to support environmentally sustainable projects across the…
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Africa’s Green Transition to create up to 84m jobs by 2050 but It risks embedding inequality without urgent action
African BusinessesAfricaAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEU support AfricaGlobal Policy & AfricaSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable development by Solomon Irungu 602 views 7 minutes readAfrica’s transition to a low-carbon economy could create up to 84.5 million jobs by 2050, positioning the continent as one of the world’s largest emerging green labour markets. However, without…
