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Namibia shares efforts for carbon markets at COP28

Effforts to help Namibia to participate in the carbon markets has been bolstered by invaluable support from the government of Japan and the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism’s collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This was said by Namibia’s environmental commissioner Timoteus...
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Namibia positions itself as an energy superpower at COP28

President Hage Geingob set the stage at the opening ceremony of the high-level segment at COP28 by highlighting Namibia’s green industrialisation ambitions. Geingob says since the announcement of the country’s plans to develop a large-scale green hydrogen project on the margins of COP26 in Glasgow,...
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Geingob courts billions for green hydrogen

President Hage Geingob has asked world leaders to invest billions into Namibia’s efforts to make its green hydrogen initiative a reality, as well as to build the necessary infrastructure. He was speaking during the global renewables and energy efficiency pledge in Dubai on Saturday on...
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Govt warned against ‘oil curse’

The government should move fast to set up a legal framework for its nascent oil and gas sector if it is to avoid the ‘oil curse’, and enable Namibians to enjoy the benefits of the country’s natural resources. This was said by Shakwa Nyambe, the...
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Japan, Namibia collaborate on carbon reduction

Namibia signed an agreement with the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) on the sidelines of the recent Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). Minister of finance and public enterprises Iipumbi Shiimi said the agreement is the...
Suzie Shefeni -

Local consumption of charcoal still minimal

Namibia’s charcoal exports accounted for 12,5% of total agricultural exports on average from 2009 to 2018. From 2009 to 2020 its exports have contributed some 280 million euros (N$4,1 billion) to the country’s foreign exchange reserves. This is according to the ‘Policy Brief of the Bush...
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