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How to Assess the Outcome of COP28 by Gernot Wagner

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Given that this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference was hosted by a petrostate and led by a fossil-fuel CEO, climate campaigners understandably had low expectations. Yet the summit did deliver some new commitments, and there is good reason to think that they are more than just empty words. DUBAI – “#Actionism.” That word greeted … Read more

How to Make Green Hydrogen Work for Africa by Amos Wemanya

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As the continent prepares to invest in the rapid development of green-hydrogen infrastructure, the challenge will be to avoid the creation of another extractive industry. African leaders must scale up their renewable-energy capacity in such a way that it puts the needs of local communities first. NAIROBI – Efforts to build the nascent green-hydrogen industry … Read more