Carbon Markets Africa Summit To Unlock Billions In Climate Finance For The Continent

“The carbon economy is global, but its solutions are local” CAPE TOWN, SA – Africa’s vast natural resources hold enormous potential to drive climate action and sustainable growth, but turning that potential into investment requires collaboration, integrity and readiness. From 21 to 23 October, the Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) in Johannesburg will bring together […]

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Carbon Credits From Africa: A Transformative Force For Good

Makena Ireri – Chair, Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets for Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) and Paul Muthaura – interim CEO of Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) There’s good reason to be excited about carbon credits in Africa. Leveraged by African communities for African communities, they represent not only a conduit for scalable climate finance, but a generator of equitable […]

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Africa Should Trade Its Carbon Credits To Fund Renewable Energy – UNECA

By Busani Bafana Africa needs to trade in carbon credits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, finance the transition to renewable energy, and boost economic development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) says. Carbon credits present an opportunity for African countries – many dependent on fossil fuels for energy – to protect themselves against climate […]

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