Feature Climate spending may push nations to debt crisis Aya El Sayed Apr 15, 2024 0 Emerging countries are facing a record external debt service of $400 billion this year as they allocate the…
Initiatives Bangladesh seeks more ADB aid for climate action Aya El Sayed Apr 1, 2024 0 Bangladesh’s Minister for Environment, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, expressed the country’s anticipation for enhanced…
Feature Egypt receives a $9.13m GEF grant for climate project Aya El Sayed Mar 31, 2024 0 Egypt has received a $9.13 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) as an additional funding to…
Banks Central banks turn to AI for climate risk assessment Aya El Sayed Mar 19, 2024 0 Central banks have embarked on a pioneering initiative, utilising artificial intelligence to enhance the assessment…
Feature Egyptian women champion amidst climate challenges Aya El Sayed Mar 3, 2024 0 Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad underscored the critical role of women in tackling climate change, as…
Initiatives Tokyo launches climate transition bonds, 1st time globally Aya El Sayed Feb 14, 2024 0 For the first time globally, Japan held an auction for sovereign climate transition bonds on Wednesday. However,…
Money France’s €2B bet on climate change solutions Aya El Sayed Feb 8, 2024 0 The French state has committed to guaranteeing €2 billion ($2.2 billion) in loans for businesses that are investing…
Initiatives CarbonPool raises $12M in climate seed funding Aya El Sayed Jan 29, 2024 0 CarbonPool, an insurance start-up founded by three ex-Allianz executives, recently closed the largest…
Feature Climate complacency endangers eurozone banks – ECB Aya El Sayed Jan 23, 2024 0 The European Central Bank (ECB) stated on Tuesday that most large European banks are not adapting their operations…
Feature 2023 global climate alarm: countries pledge net zero at COP28 Aya El Sayed Dec 26, 2023 0 In 2023, record-breaking temperatures and shocking natural disasters like floods, droughts, and storms marked many…