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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The agreement by close to two hundred countries that they should transition away from burning the fossil fuels that are warming the planet overshadowed the call for nuclear energy. With most of the delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) settling down, parties …

NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT |  Researchers in energy say the just-ended UN Climate Summit will be remembered as one of the most important moments in the UNI fight against Climate Change. They have indicated it was quite decisive because of the historical results with a wave of new deals …

Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s Michael Okao, Darius Ogwang and Joshua Elem have won this year’s Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Award for the best technical solution for their solar concentrator that harnesses renewable energy for clean cooking. They are students of Comboni College in Lira. The Commonwealth Secretariat announced …

Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed on Wednesday with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era. Delegates from over 190 countries who have been meeting for the last two weeks, finally agreed on a text …

DUBAI, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing UN climate talks in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, were extended Tuesday beyond the scheduled host-set deadline of 11:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) as parties to the COP28 climate conference failed to reach a consensus on the draft text of a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Group CEO of Airtel Africa plc, Segun Ogunsanya, has reaffirmed the importance of an enabling policy environment for sustainable development and climate action in partnership with Africa’s private sector at COP28. Ogunsanya, a member of the United Nations Global Compact’s African Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC), …

Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | The host and President of COP28 President, Sultan Al Jaber says the annual climate summit taking place in Dubai has already made history.  He told Journalist that more than $83 billion had been mobilized during the first week of the conference. Unlike at past Climate …

 Frustrated by language constraints in the climate space, a Congolese activist embarked on a mission to learn English without taking any formal language classes. Two years later, he is the heart and soul of many a COP28 conversation – in his newly adopted language – as he passes on messages …

Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT |  Over $400 million  in green investment commitments have been announced for Uganda at the climate change conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The green investment commitments, current and future, are for the next four years in the areas of renewable energy, water …

People are already losing their homes, livelihoods, and lives to the effects of climate change COMMENT | NAVEEDA KHAN | As this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) starts, those leading it continue to inspire concern and even indignation. After all, the host will be the United Arab Emirates, among …