Green groups push back on fossil gas funding as AfDB welcomes new head

Campaigners want the president-elect of the African Development Bank to shift away from all fossil fuels, but its energy policy signals more support for gas
Energy-related CO2 emissions in the world hit record high - IEA. Campaigners ask New African Development Bank president to stop funding fuels
Smoke billows from a chimney at a combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Drogenbos, Belgium, during the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, December 6, 2023. (Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman)

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