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Youth-Led Startups are Greening Algeria's Building Industry
In recent years, several Algerian green startups—mostly youth-led—have emerged in line with this official direction. These are working alongside international companies with branches in Algeria, offering solutions to transform the construction sector. These include producing eco-friendly building materials, thermal insulation systems, solar-powered buildings, and waste recycling initiatives.
What Africa's First Roadside CO2 Sensors Hope to See
Africa's first roadside vehicle emission data sensors went live in Johannesburg, the wealthiest city in South Africa, in July. The goal is to measure the tailpipe carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from a batch of 100,000 vehicles daily. To date, no city in sub-Saharan Africa has implemented car emission-free zones like those in Paris or Amsterdam. South Africa  is the 13 th  most carbon-polluting economy on earth. Raeesa Moolla , an air quality expert at the city's Wits Universi
Shifting Gears: Africa's EV Market Revs up for Rapid Expansion
It is not uncommon to hear motor mechanics in Zimbabwe saying, "I don't do hybrids or electric cars." This means that they do not repair hybrid cars or electric vehicles. Finding spares or servicing a hybrid or electric vehicle in the country remains one of the biggest challenges. However, many people in Zimbabwe are now slowly embracing hybrid cars, particularly small compact vehicles like the Toyota Aqua, Toyota Prius, and Honda Fit, as well as subcompact crossover SUVs lik
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Undeterred by Obstacles, Architects Continue to Emphasize Environment, Sustainability, and People
Community leaders, builders, and dreamers gathered to discuss a vision for the future. One in which the people, the planet, and its institutions can find balance and address the challenges of tomorrow, offering a reminder that, despite a lack of administrative support, there is important work to be done and people motivated to do it.
Africa Receives €15.5 Billion Boost for Renewable Energy Transition
Africa is rich in natural resources, yet it continues to face serious challenges in renewable energy. Despite its vast renewable energy potential, the continent struggles to generate enough power to meet its population's needs. Meanwhile, critical minerals like lithium are being extracted from countries like Zimbabwe and exported to fuel the green energy revolution in the developed world, leaving many Africans wondering who is really benefiting from their resources.
Hit by Unequal Extreme Heat in Cities– Black South Africans Retreat to Cooler Rural Homes
Moloi’s urban heat struggles mirror those of 2 million, mainly Black households, living in slums across South Africa’s cities. A local study, published in Bloomberg last month, released damning findings that Johannesburg city’s slums (where folks of color live) are 6 degrees Celsius hotter than wealthier suburbs.Â
A Crash Course in Climate Finance #1
The role that venture capital will play in developing early-stage clean energy technologies is likely to mirror its scale in developing AI, internet companies, and social media platforms. While many of the hallmarks of VC remain the same, including long-shot bets, radical new technologies, and high potential returns, many of the challenges are new.
Fossil-Fuel Strongmen at Trump-less G20 Summit
The Group of 20 (G20) gathering of the world's most powerful economies (excluding the US), kicked off in Johannesburg at the end of November. The host, President Cyril Ramaphosa, is a billionaire with deep coal roots and as a corporate investor in mines. He is trumpeting one of the summit’s main themes as breaking the world, especially the Global South, from the curse of ‘extractive colonialism’ and unleashing a wave of ‘green jobs’.
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