African and Global partners launch Multi-Billion Alliance for Green Infrastructure at COP27
African and Global partners launch Multi-Billion Alliance for Green Infrastructure at COP27 The Alliance aims to raise up to $500 million of early-stage project preparation and development capital. Goal: boost project bankability and generate up to $10 billion in investment opportunities for the private sector. The African Union, the African Development Bank Group and Africa50—in partnership with several global partners—have launched the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA), an initiative to help scale and accelerate financing for green infrastructure projects in...
“I’m Encouraged by the Commitment to Create a Better Planet for our Kids” Shameel Joosub CEO Vodacom
"I'm Encouraged by the Commitment to Create a Better Planet for our Kids" Shameel Joosub CEO Vodacom The level of attendance here at COP27 really talks to the serious commitment that is being put on the table from both the private and public sector. We are also seeing substantial financial commitments being made. Shameel Joosub joins us on Day 5 of COP27. @UN Climate Change @COP27 @BizNewsTv Follow us for all the latest news and highlights from COP27.
Finance in Focus at COP27, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Finance in Focus at COP27, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Finance was today’s focus at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Innovative financing solutions to lower the cost of the green economy transition and to contribute to reducing the impact of climate change especially in the African and developing countries were high on the agenda. Follow us for all the latest news and highlights from COP27.
Finance Day in Focus at COP27 with Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking’s Arvana Singh
Finance Day in Focus at COP27 with Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking's Arvana Singh As leading funder of renewable energy in South Africa Nedbank is focused on delivering positive change through the products and services it offers to it's clients. Arvana Singh Head of Sustainable Finance Solutions at Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking joins us on Finance day at COP27 in Egypt. Follow us for all the latest news and highlights from COP27.
Peter Van Kerckhoven. Co-Head: Debt Finance, Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking on COP27
Peter Van Kerckhoven. Co-Head: Debt Finance, Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking on COP27 "What was really revealing to me as I listened to the different country finance discussions today is that they all point to the scale of financing needed to deliver on a just transition. It’s a Massive challenge. Finance needs to be mobilised at scale and then that finance needs to be implemented. Big difference between mobilising finance and actually implementing transactions on the ground." Peter Van Kerckhoven. Co-Head:...
Leslie Maasdorp Vice President and CFO the New Development Bank is at COP27. If not now then when?
Leslie Maasdorp Vice President and CFO the New Development Bank is at COP27. If not now then when? Vice President and CFO of the New Development Bank Leslie Maasdorp says the 100billion dollar annual pledge made many years ago in Copenhagen has not yet left the developed world. If not now then when? At the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) of the UNFCCC in Copenhagen in 2009, developed countries committed to a collective goal of mobilising USD 100 billion per year by...
Accelerating Adaptation Action in Africa
COP27 Day 3 - Accelerating Adaptation Action in Africa During the 3rd Day of COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh The Accelerating Adaptation in Africa session took place under the leadership of his Excellency Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Chairperson of the African Union. Accelerating Adaptation in Africa aims to support the international community to make Sharm El-Sheikh a keystone moment to deliver a big win for Africa with international partnerships at COP27 really helping to drive adaptation...