On July 7, 2026, the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development opens at UN Headquarters in New York — and for the African & Caribbean Energy Network, West Africa is the story to watch. Seven ECOWAS member states will present Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) this year: Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, […]
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HLPF 2026 opens in 16 days. On July 7, New York becomes the centre of global accountability for the Sustainable Development Goals — and this year, SDG 7 progress in Nigeria, Kenya, and the Caribbean sits squarely in the crosshairs. The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development runs July 7–15, with a three-day ministerial segment […]
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COP30 closed in Belém, Brazil in November 2025 — and for energy professionals working in Africa and the Caribbean, the reverberations are still being felt. Held in the heart of the Amazon, the conference carried symbolic weight that matched its political ambition: the first COP hosted in Latin America in over two decades, convened at […]
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July 13, 2026 marks the start of the most consequential 72 hours on the global SDG energy calendar this year. When the ministerial segment of HLPF 2026 opens at United Nations Headquarters in New York, energy professionals across Africa and the Caribbean will have a narrow window to influence the policy signals, financial commitments, and […]
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IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook is the international community’s primary yardstick for measuring progress toward a 1.5°C-aligned energy future. The 2026 edition carries a headline that energy professionals across Africa and the Caribbean need to understand clearly: the world is deploying renewables faster than ever before — and it is still not fast enough. For […]
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The clock is running. The UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development opens in New York on July 7 — 22 days from now. For energy professionals, policymakers, and investors working in Africa and the Caribbean, this is not a diplomatic calendar item to monitor passively. It is the most significant global energy accountability moment […]
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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released its 2026 World Energy Transitions Outlook earlier this year, and the headline message is both encouraging and sobering: renewable energy deployment is accelerating globally, but the pace and distribution of that acceleration remain deeply unequal. For Africa and the Caribbean, the Outlook contains critical signals for policymakers, investors, […]
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The 2026 Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, scheduled for July 9–10 in Nairobi, has been canceled. Co-hosted by Kenya, Norway, the United States, and the International Energy Agency, it was to be one of the most significant clean energy convenings of the decade. That event is no longer happening. But the crisis that made […]
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In four weeks’ time, delegates from 193 nations will gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the 2026 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) — the most consequential global sustainability summit outside of the annual COP climate talks. For the African & Caribbean Energy Network (ACEN) and the communities we serve, this […]
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