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Q&A: Drivers point to growth in Africa’s industrial water market

Envirotec Magazine

With multiple drivers for growth in the industrial market, the challenges for water in Africa are more around implementation than technology, says Walid Khoury of water engineering firm Desalytics, as he prepares for Water Africa 2024 in Ghana in June. What are the main challenges for the water market in Africa?

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Enlit Africa call for papers: submit your proposal by 5 November 2022

Smart Energy International

The organisers and advisory board of Enlit Africa 2023 invite you to submit your proposal in the industry-wide call for papers. Due to industry demand, our final call for papers deadline has been extended to 5 November 2022. Track 2: Smart energy, transmission and distribution and beyond. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Soaring electricity demand must be ‘good citizen of the grid’ says California energy chief

Smart Energy International

Gunda explained that increasingly worsening extreme weather events are making present day methods of energy planning obsolete and he called for a “third paradigm of strategic planning”. These events, he said, illustrated the need for a “strategic reserve for those hours of the year when these events will strike”.

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Loss and Damage fund pledges are standout of day one of COP28

Envirotec Magazine

A series of pledges by developed nations towards a Loss and Damage fund was the headline development on the first day of COP28, on 30 November – and viewed by some as a positive harbinger for Dubai’s stewardship of the event. ”

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TotalEnergies Has no Place in African Football 

DeSmogBlog

Football fans, campaigners, and civil society from Africa and beyond have all decried this egregious act of sportswashing by the French major, the top oil and gas extractor in Africa. Despite the glitzy adverts and misleading green claims, TotalEnergies is doubling down on fossil fuel production globally, and especially in Africa.

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Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change?

GreenBiz

As the population grows, we may see more demand for this land to be used for agriculture, parks and real estate. New golf course developments in Asia, the Middle East and Africa are incorporating sustainability into the design and implementation phases of their projects. Nearly every country in the world, including the U.S.,

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Net Zero Finance Summit: Energy Minister Greg Hands joins speaker line-up for first net zero event of the year

Business Green

Delegates can secure their place now at the Summit, joining investors, asset managers, corporates, policymakers, and campaigners at the virtual event. Anyone registering for the event will be able to attend live and/or catch up with any sessions they may miss on demand after the event. Introducing our keynote speaker.

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