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Five climate change messages from the African continent

October 27, 2021October 26, 2021 The African Mirror 0 Comments African continent, climate change, COP26, global warming

THE outcome of the global climate change conference, COP26, and the world’s willingness to take the tough decisions necessary to

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How 1,300 billion Africans cause least damage to climate but suffer most

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 The African Mirror 0 Comments 1.300 billion Africans, climate change, climate crisis, CO2 emissions

WHILE Africa reportedly causes just 4 percent of global emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) —an acidic colourless gas with a

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Lessons from Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

October 26, 2021October 25, 2021 The African Mirror 0 Comments tobacco farmers, COP26 conference, climate change, Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE is ranked in the top 20 countries in the world most affected by extreme weather between 2000 and 2019.

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Africa’s first chief heat officer – on a mission to cool

October 22, 2021October 25, 2021 The African Mirror 0 Comments Eugenia Kargbo, Jane Gilbert, Eleni Myrivili, chief heat officer, climate change

KIM HARRISBERG MIAMI has one – so does Athens. Now Freetown has appointed Africa’s first chief heat officer, a mother

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Africa calls for climate finance tracker after donors fall short

October 21, 2021October 20, 2021 The African Mirror 0 Comments climate finance tracker, climate summit, African countries, climate change, COP26

ALESSANDRA PRENTIC AFRICAN countries want a new system to track funding from wealthy nations that are failing to meet a

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As Africa’s glaciers melt, millions face drought and floods, UN says

October 20, 2021October 19, 2021 The African Mirror melting glaciers, Africa's glaciers, drought and floods, World Meteorological Organisation, greenhouse gas emissions

TIM COCKS AFRICA’S fabled eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades, 118 million poor people face drought, floods or extreme

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Ditching coal: Egypt takes a new energy path as other African nations pivot from “dirty carbon”

October 18, 2021October 17, 2021 The African Mirror dirty carbon, Ember, E3G, Global Energy Monitor, 16 African countries, No New Coal, African nations, COP26

16 African countries are seen pivoting away from coal power production altogether, with Egypt – set to play host to the environmental conference COP27 in 2022 – setting the stage with the cancellation of some 15.3 GW of coal power capacity it proposed as recently as 2017.