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Activists call out AfDB President over statement in support of fossil gas expansion in Africa

Climate activists are up in arms following a statement made by African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, at COP27, indicating that Africa “must have gas to...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2022

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Climate activists demand ‘no false solutions’ ahead of G20 summit

Indonesian climate activists suited up in Power Rangers costumes and as parodies of G7 leaders in front of the Japanese and United States embassies...

Michael Simire - November 3, 2022

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Activists pressure govts to keep promise to end public fossil finance ahead of COP27 deadline

Activists in eight countries are calling on governments and institutions to deliver on their pledge to fully shift international public finance from fossil fuels to clean...

Michael Simire - October 7, 2022

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Pre-COP27: Activists welcome Kerry’s calls for cancellation of DRC oil and gas blocks auction

At the Pre-COP27 conference in Kinshasa, the US Climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, called on the government of the Democratic...

Michael Simire - October 5, 2022

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G7 Summit: Activists want rich nations to recommit to end fossil fuels financing

With just a few days to go before the G7 Summit in Germany, activists consider it deeply worrying that several G7 countries, including Germany...

Michael Simire - June 23, 2022

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Pope Francis welcomes activists seeking to stop East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline project

Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, welcomed climate activists from Uganda who called on the leader of the Catholic Church...

admin - March 23, 2022

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EU-AU summit: Cautious optimism greets green energy transition funding for Africa

Following the EU-AU summit last week, climate activists have cautiously welcomed the announcement of the over € 150 billion EU-AU Global Gateway investment package, part of which...

Michael Simire - February 21, 2022

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