Climate change costing Africa $15bn annually — AfDB president

President of African Development Bank Dr Akinwumi Adesina has disclosed that the African continent loses between $7-15 billion a year due to climate change, adding that if the current trend continues, it will rise to $50 billion by 2050

https://dailytrust.com/climate-change-costing-africa-15bn-annually-afdb-president/

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President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina has disclosed that the African continent loses between $7-15 billion a year due to climate change, adding that if the current trend continues, it will rise to $50 billion by 2050. This is even as he pointed out that the continent…

Daily Trust

Climate activists urge Brazil to lead clean energy shift before COP30
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Climate activists gathered in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia on Tuesday (April 15) to stage a demonstration urging Brazil to lead a fair energy transition at the upcoming COP30

https://www.themercury.com.au/news/national/climate-activists-urge-brazil-to-lead-clean-energy-shift-before-cop30/video/0c22c7a3ff020a67ee725681d537a2ff

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Climate change and droughts hit Panama Canal

President Trump wants to reclaim the Panama Canal, but the waterway is facing a long-running water crisis

https://archive.ph/LyWWD

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Federal judge orders immediate thaw of climate, infrastructure funds

President Donald Trump does not have “unfettered power to hamstring in perpetuity” duly passed funding laws, the judge ruled.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/15/judge-orders-immediate-thaw-of-ira-infrastructure-funds-00292111

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Often, opposition to climate action is led by fossil fuel corporations who — despite being keenly aware of climate change’s threat — decide instead to prioritize profits

https://ubyssey.ca/opinion/powers-at-be-climate-action-was-huge-in-the-late-2010s-what-happened/

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Powers at be: Climate action was huge in the late 2010s. What happened?

Climate action isn’t as politically popular as it used to be — but it doesn’t have to be that way. Climate activists have shaped our perceptions before with movements like Fridays for Future, and they can do it again, argues External Politics Columnist Maya Tommasi.

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Nuclear energy means climate action delay
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What is the best way for utilities to delay the transition from fossil fuels? Propose to build nuclear reactors

https://nbmediacoop.org/2025/04/15/nuclear-energy-means-climate-action-delay/

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Nuclear energy means climate action delay

What is the best way for utilities to delay the transition from fossil fuels? Propose to build nuclear reactors. Electricity

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Food Makes Up 44% of Global Waste 🍎

Key takeaways Food & green waste accounts for a majority of the world’s garbage The amount of waste generated is expected to climb significantly by 2…

Renewed concern over direction of EU climate policy in wake of alarming 2024 weather report
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Climate campaigners and green groups have urged the European Union to urgently table an overdue bill for a 2040 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, as a new report confirmed record high temperatures last year in the world’s fastest-heating continent

https://www.inkl.com/news/renewed-concern-over-direction-of-eu-climate-policy-in-wake-of-alarming-2024-weather-report

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Renewed concern over direction of EU climate policy in wake of alarming 2024 weather report

Despite the ever increasing body of scientific and real-life evidence for the accelerating pace of global temperature rise, climate campaigners fear the EU executive is looking at ways to introduce loopholes before proposing a target to reduce Europe’s carbon footprint.

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Goldman Sachs Q1 profit beats analyst estimates; NZBA members vote to relax climate targets

Plus: Bank of America to pay $540mn to FDIC after losing deposit fee lawsuit, and more

https://www.thebanker.com/content/53d0cf91-a873-4b2a-8a57-69bdfbc68688

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Goldman Sachs Q1 profit beats analyst estimates; NZBA members vote to relax climate targets

Plus: Bank of America to pay $540mn to FDIC after losing deposit fee lawsuit, and more

The Banker