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Greenpeace Africa asks African ministers of environment to push for a strong Africa position on the global plastic treaty
By Ezaruku Draku Franklin ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Greenpeace Africa, an environmental campaigning organisation has called on Africa’s 54 Ministers of Environment to urge Member States not to compromise in the negotiations for a treaty that would cap plastic production at the source and keep oil and gas used in the extraction of plastics in…
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Africa Energy Week to spotlight investment in Uganda’s energy sector
The African Energy Week 2023 for the first time will host an Invest in Uganda Energies country spotlight, showcasing the various investment and partnership prospects available across the east African country’s energy sector. A statement issued by the Africa Energy Chamber says featuring high-level roundtables and panel discussions, technical presentations, exclusive networking and deal signings,…
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Religious leaders protest against EACOP project in France ahead of TotalEnergies’ AGM
By Ezaruku Draku Franklin Religious leaders under “Body and soul against EACOP” on Thursday protested in Paris, the capital city of France against the construction of the East African Oil Pipeline by chaining themselves to a Parisian footbridge to protest against Total’s oil pipeline project in Uganda. About 80 believers from different traditions blocked the…
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Ugandan faith leaders demand civic space to speak about EACOP
By Ezaruku Draku Franklin At least more than 35 Ugandan religious leaders have issued a joint statement opposing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), Kingfisher and the Tilenga oil projects. The faith leaders also called for just compensation for those who had suffered from the project, and for TotalEnergies, China National Offshore Oil Company…
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UN Chief asks fossil fuel producers without credible net zero targets to quit business
By Ezaruku Draku Franklin The UN Secretary General General Antonio Guterres has warned that fossil fuel producers without credible net zero targets should be kicked out of businesses. Speaking at the General Assembly meeting in New York, Guterres’ directly targeted fossil-fuel industry, warning that those without credible net zero targets should not be in business. During…
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Global low-carbon energy technology investment hits new record high, surpassing $1 trillion mark for the first time
By Ezaruku Draku Franklin Global investment in the low-carbon energy transition totaled $1.1 trillion in 2022 – a new record and a huge acceleration from the year before – as the energy crisis and policy action drove faster deployment of clean energy technologies, according to a new report from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). “In another…
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CSOs pile pressure on UAE over appointment Of Oil Chief as COP28 President
By Ezaruku Draku Franklin Civil Society Organisations involved in environment and climate change have expressed concerns over the choice of COP28 president, saying that it was wrong for the United Arab Emirates to appoint an oil chief to lead climate negotiation at a time when countries are being asked to scale back on fossil fuel.…
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Faith based activists protest fossil fuel financing at COP27
By Ezaruku Draku Franklin A group of religious activists from five continents have rebuked the developed nations for stalling negotiations at COP27 over nonproliferation of fossil fuels. During a demonstration at COP27 the activists called out the Coal, Oil, and Gas corporations for the ills they have brought to their communities, and called for a Fossil Fuel…
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UNOC CEO Proscovia Nabbanja, EACOP nominated for African Energy Awards
Proscovia Nabbanja, the CEO of Uganda National Oil Company Nominated for the CEO of the year award by Africa Energy Chambers
Africa Planet Watch 