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Protected: Planning for yesterday: Why EU 2040 modelling needs updating
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Tripartite Contracting for Clean Electricity
Executive summary Europe needs to accelerate clean energy deployment while simultaneously insulating customers from fossil fuel driven price volatility. Two major gas price crises over the last five years have increased European power prices despite rapid deployment of renewables and raised debates about power market design. While debates about re-designing…
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Applications open for second CATF CEE Fellowship for next generation of climate leaders
Clean Air Task Force (CATF) has extended application period for the second cohort of its Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Fellowship, an eight-week programme designed to equip early-career energy and climate professionals with the skills, knowledge, and networks to accelerate the region’s clean energy transition. Following a successful inaugural cohort in 2025, which brought…
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New CATF report: As global development finance retreats, Gulf countries could play a decisive role in Africa’s clean energy future
As traditional sources of development finance recede, a new report finds that countries in the Middle East are emerging as some of the most influential actors shaping Africa’s clean energy and industrial future.
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Technology Options and Optimal Pathways to a Net-Zero Electricity System in Nigeria Across Different Timelines
Nigeria faces a dual and urgent challenge: rapidly expanding electricity supply to support economic growth and industrialization, while transitioning its power sector toward net-zero carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.
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Nigeria can reach net-zero electricity at lower long-term cost – but must plan for firm low-carbon technologies, new CATF analysis shows
A new study from CATF provides a comprehensive, scenario-based comparison of how Nigeria’s electricity system could reach net-zero emissions by 2050, 2060, or 2070.
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Aligning Africa’s climate ambition with development realities
The adoption of the Paris Agreement marked a landmark moment for global climate diplomacy. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of that historic agreement, when 195 countries came to unanimous agreement to adopt a legally binding climate treaty with the goal of keeping the global average temperature rise well below…
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New CATF analysis finds substantial misalignment between climate and development plans across Africa, undermining integrated progress on both fronts
As the world marks 10 years since the Paris Agreement and meets at COP30 in Belém, new analysis calls for urgent alignment of Africa’s climate and development strategies. New research from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) reveals a substantial misalignment between African countries’ climate commitments and their national development priorities, posing a…
