Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) pulled no punches at the Bank’s annual meeting in May. “Africa is being short-changed in climate finance. Africa is choking,” he told journalists. “Anywhere you look in Africa today, climate change is causing havoc,” Adesina said. “In the Sahel, hotter temperatures are drying up limited water,...Read More

When France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced in late 2022, after an abysmal COP27, that he’d be hosting a summit where world leaders could deliver big on their climate finance commitments, there was a glimmer of hope. While COP has become a series of disappointments, maybe a G7 leader could convince his peers to finally deliver in...Read More