Archive for month: December, 2023

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2312/722342-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="AEC: 'African nations must reject promises of aid and handouts to abandon their oil and gas as COP28 wraps up'" align="left"><br><span >AEC: 'African nations must reject promises of aid and handouts to abandon their oil and gas as COP28 wraps up'&lt;/span><p>There was a time when the destinies of Africa and Western pop music seemed inextricably intertwined. Western musicians led a series of high-profile initiatives to draw attention to the suffering of Africa&#x2019;s starving populations and raise funds for famine relief.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/693/244530.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=693&ct=1&ci=244530">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2312/721772-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Image source: andreypopov –" align="left"><br><span >Image source: andreypopov – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]&lt;/span><p>Zambia's Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) will issue the southern African country's first green bond by the end of the year, the power company said on Tuesday, with a $54m note to be sold as part of a $200m green bond programme.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/237/702/244400.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=237&c=702&ct=1&ci=244400">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2312/721389-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="How to secure Africa&#x2019;s energy future in the face of a climate crisis" align="left"><p>In 2022, the world witnessed a record high in global emissions, with 36.8 billion tons of CO₂ released into the atmosphere. The following year, several months broke global warming records, leading scientists at the European Union&#x2019;s climate change service to predict that 2023 could be the warmest year ever recorded.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/693/244301.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=693&ct=1&ci=244301">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2312/721248-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Solar PV panels atop the Shoprite Group Centurion distribution centre 2. Source: Supplied" align="left"><br><span >Solar PV panels atop the Shoprite Group Centurion distribution centre 2. Source: Supplied&lt;/span><p>The Shoprite Group has nearly doubled its utilisation of renewable energy over the past year, reaching a total of 103GWh, a substantial increase from the previous year&#x2019;s 54GWh. This was achieved by augmenting the purchase of renewable energy from landlords and other providers by 91%.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/704/244270.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=704&ct=1&ci=244270">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>