Africa Climate Summit is all about finance so far

[View in browser]( [Mail & Guardian]( M&G Mornings | Wed 06 Sep   [ozayr_patel_hello-1] The Africa Climate Summit is underway in Nairobi. The hope is that it will yield a unified African voice ahead of the United Nations climate conference, COP28, in the United Arab Emirates later this year. From the two days of the summit, it is already clear that climate finance is a major talking point. Leaders such as Kenya’s President William Ruto and South Africa’s minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment, Barbara Creecy, have emphasised that climate finance is crucial albeit with slightly different messages. Ruto said Africa need not be a beggar looking for handouts but should rather make use of the continent’s vast renewable resources it has and strike deals and partnerships with other nations, as Mandisa Nyathi [reports]( from Nairobi. Creecy [said]( multilateral development banks and international finance institutions must come up with novel finance mechanisms that make sense for Africa. Mohamed Adow, the director at Power Shift Africa, has taken a harder stance. He said Africa is receiving much less than it is due from developed nations and Africa’s countries must unite and demand what they are owed. “Africa needs to demand climate reparations. The historic polluter must be held accountable, climate action must be delivered on the basis of equity”, [he told]( Lesego Chepape. We’ll keep you updated on what’s happening at the summit. Sign up to the Green Guardian, our [environmental newsletter](. You’ll find our climate and environment news and a fun weekly quiz. Ozayr Patel | Climate & Environment Editor [@Ozayr8]( [gettyimages-1258942443-594x594]( [Ramaphosa: SA not ‘holier than thou’ on Brics partners’ rights records]( The president tells the National Assembly he does not believe in sidelining nations, but rather to engage with other countries on human rights [// Read more]( [Transnet exec]( [SIU finalising Transnet state capture cases but financial recovery slow]( The Special Investigating Unit told parliament that settlement agreements with various companies were in the pipeline [// Read more]( [John Hume Farm]( [Lifeline for John Hume’s 2 000 rhinos]( African Parks steps in as new owner of Platinum Rhino plans to rewild the rhinos and offspring over the next decade [// Read more]( Recommended Reads [Defence argues that photos were missing from the Senzo Meyiwa crime scene exhibits by the police]( State witness, forensic officer Thabo Mosia, who was recalled to the stand, said he only took eight pictures as he had problems with his camera [// Read more]( [Convicted rapist and murderer jailed in 1998, continues bid for parole]( Brannon Jonathan Petersen was handed an indeterminate sentence and declared a dangerous criminal after being found guilty of attempted rape, rape and murder [// Read more]( [William Ruto: Africa should stop being victims and use its potential]( Kenya’s president says Africa’s renewable resources place the continent at an advantage because of its favourable weather [// Read more]( [Why our changing climate is bad for your health]( The Earth is getting hotter and extreme weather events are becoming more common. It’s bad news for all aspects of our lives [// Read more]( [UPDATED: Illegal electricity connections unlikely cause of fire in hijacked Joburg building, says forensic investigator]( Crime syndicate bosses will start a fire to remove tenants from a building they would like to occupy [// Read more]( Pic of the day [Sunrise in Hannover] An airplane leaves a contrail in the morning sky, which is reddish from the sunrise. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via Getty Images) [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Mail & Guardian Media LTD · 25 Owl St · Braamfontein · Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 · South Africa