Through the initiative, Africa hopes to unlock billions for climate finance. But can it? Africa’s vast natural resources, with their enormous carbon sequestering capabilities, provide an effective way to manage greenhouse gas emissions. The Congo forests, for instance, dubbed ‘the world’s second lung,’ are able to absorb nearly 1.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide every...Read More

Greenhouse gas pollution from human activity trapped 49 percent more heat in the atmosphere during 2022 than those same gases did in 1990, according to an annual NOAA report. The NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI) tracks increases in the warming influence of heat-trapping gases generated by human activity, including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide,...Read More