Media Monitoring, Monday 4 December

Team Europe pledges over €20 billion for Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative (AEGEI) while Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UAE commit $200 million to help smallholder farmers combat climate change effects

Team Europe pledges over €20 billion for Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative (AEGEI) (European Commision)

Germany commits €4 billion investment in green energy for 13 African nations (Afrik21)

Scatec ASA secures 1GW solar and 200MWh battery storage project in Egypt (Yahoo Finance)

Octopus Energy partners with Sherbro Alliance for Sierra Leone's first wind farm (Reuters)

Masdar commits to 150MW solar plant development in Angola, aiming for sustainable energy access (PR  News Wire)

10+ countries join consortium for 5GW of battery energy storage systems (Rockefeller Foundation)

Nigeria to establish committee for national carbon market strategy (SP Global)

Rwanda unveils carbon market framework at COP28, aiming for global climate action (New Times)

IOSCO proposes 21 measures to enhance integrity in voluntary carbon markets (Reuters)

Tanzania's national parks set for groundbreaking carbon initiative (Carbon Tanzania)

Opinion: Fair carbon markets must be a part of the climate finance solutions (Mongabay)

Africa's health agency warns of climate change's profound threat to health (Biz Community)

IFAD launches ARCAFIM to enhance climate adaptation financing for rural small-scale producers in Eastern Africa (Relief Web)

Africa's climate priorities & expectations: COP28 summit overview (Atlantic Council)

African leaders launch green industrialization initiative at COP28 (Xinhua)

African leaders urge robust financing for continent’s climate adaptation (AfDB)

Norway, Morocco sign Article 6 MoU (Carbon Pulse)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UAE commit $200 million to help smallholder farmers combat climate change effects (Gates Foundation)

AGIA secures $175 million pledge for green infrastructure in Africa (AfDB)

The Rockefeller Foundation commits $100 million to tackle health impacts of climate change globally (Rockefeller Foundation)

GCF and AGRA launch $100 million initiative "Re-Gain" to boost food security in Africa (My Joy Online)

Amini secures $4 million for African environmental satellite launch (Space News)

LeapFrog, Temasek, and EIB pledge $500M investment in green solutions in Africa and emerging Asia (Business Times)

Kenya's electric mobility drives real impact, reducing fossil fuel imports (Clean Technica)

Ampersand to expand electric motorbike battery stations across Nairobi (Afrik21)

Emirates Declaration marks landmark pledge by 134 nations to integrate agriculture in climate plans (Standard Media)

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