The least cost option for South Africa's electricity planning does not include new coal and nuclear, says the Presidential Climate Commission. news24.com/fin24/climate_…

'We are not involved': Absa Group confirms it won't be funding #Karpowership. bit.ly/3oJedH3

If selected, first woman and first African will chair IPCC universityworldnews.com/post.php?story… UCT African Climate & Development Initiative IPCC Global Center on Adaptation Climate and Development Knowledge Network IIED

🚨NEW REPORT #SouthAfrica experienced more load shedding since January than in all of 2022. #EnergyStorage can: ⚖️balance supply & demand, 📉complement ☀️& #wind energy, ⚡️optimize congested grid use. Learn how storage can help ease 🇿🇦’s power crisis ➡️ iisd.org/publications/r…

🔌 Scheduled power cuts—or load shedding—have spiked in #SouthAfrica because power plants cannot always cover demand. Learn how #energy storage🔋 can address challenges facing the power system. 🚨 NEW @IISD_News report 👉 iisd.org/publications/r…

After many years of the #climate conversation, the time has come for Africa to claim its stake in the discourse. Power Shift Africa is inviting you to a monthly Twitter Spaces, starting this Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 4PM EAT. These Spaces will reflect on some of the key

A commitment to no new #coal projects by #G20 leaders this week can be the first critical step to averting climate disasters and preventing higher energy costs for decades, writes Vibhuti Garg of IEEFA.org. A must read 👉 scmp.com/comment/opinio…

📣 The second edition of Cape Town Climate Week is next week: 18 – 22 September 2023 🌍For more info and to RSVP: climateweek.org.za 🌱Let's create pathways for system change! #CapeTownClimateWeek2023

The #AfricaClimateSummit showed private-sector investments could go a long way toward accelerating the continent’s #EnergyTransition. Read two expert opinions on the roadblocks and opportunities to get there on Project Syndicate project-syndicate.org/commentary/pri…

Actuaries are starting to pay attention to the #climatecrisis, and for good reason. #climateimpacts #climatechange businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/col…

Strong piece from Alex Lenferna 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸: Snake oil and gas salesmen are trying to sell off the continent. #AEW2023 #AfricanEnergyWeek businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…

Whilst protesting #NoNewOilGas at #AEW2023 buses of pro-oil/gas protestors arrived. They told us they'd been paid R200 to come protest "to end loadshedding" but beyond that weren't told more. None were particular pro fossil-fuels. All were just needing to make a living today./1

Unbelievably, US fossil fuel industry dirty PR tactic, astroturfing (fake rent a crowds to support oil and gas) has arrived in Cape Town, South Africa. 🧵

Twitter Spaces on Africa's critical green minerals happening Thursday, 26 Oct at 6pm SAST, organised by Power Shift Africa and African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC). Set a reminder and join this at x.com/i/spaces/1eakb… #CriticalMinerals

This year at the UN Cop climate talks, world governments can finally choose to support Africa to become a renewable energy powerhouse, so we can produce the renewable energy, minerals and technology that the whole world needs. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Here’s what is in the Treasury’s report on Eskom Hld SOC Ltd coal plants. "If the Treasury gets its way Eskom will now select plants for concession and begin that process." #coal #energytransition businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/col…

The #lossanddamage fund has been operationalised at #COP28, a "historic", moment, amid concerns that rich countries push for the worldbank to host the fund unfccc.int/event/ceremoni….

We’re halfway through #COP28, & here are my reflections on the negotiations so far. First thing first, the creation of the Loss & Damage Fund is a remarkable achievement & shows that the UN COP process can actually do good when people work together. 🧵👇🏿

So what’s the way forward? We need to unlock the stalemate around adaptation finance to clear the runway for the decision the world expects & needs from this meeting on setting the date of fossil fuel phase out. How do we move forward from here now: Here’s some suggested edits

Dear TotalEnergies We won’t fall for your sportswashing tactics! You're sponsoring AFCON to hide your destructive ways in Africa! You're polluting our continent, making us sick, displacing our people and destroying our environment! CAF_Online #KickTotalOutOfAFCON #AFCON2024