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Publications
Youth Took Conflict-Zone Climate Demands to COP31 — With No Adaptation Text to Carry Them
MENA youth closed RCOY 2026 in Oman demanding protection for climate workers in conflict zones and adaptation plans for conflict-affected states — six weeks before COP31 opens without…
Abu Dhabi Just Wrote a $325 Million Check for North Sea Wind. Sudan’s Solar Pipeline Still Can’t Get a Term Sheet.
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala just put $325M into a UK offshore wind farm. Sudan has better solar resource and a $3B grid gap — here's why Gulf capital still…
Khartoum Should Request a Hydrogen Feasibility Screening of Sudan’s Stranded Oil Wells Before the Window Closes
A newly validated $0.56/kg hydrogen technology targets depleted oil wells. Four Arab states are already positioned to use it — Sudan should ask to be assessed too.
Record Super El Niño Still Strengthening — Sudan’s Nile Was Already Running Low
The 2026 "Super El Niño" just broke the all-time strength record and is still strengthening toward a November-January peak — arriving on top of a Nile system in…
The UN’s New Grid “Accelerator” Is a Matchmaker, Not a Lifeline — and Sudan Needs Cash, Not Introductions
The UN's new Global Grids Accelerator will broker deals to speed up electricity-grid investment worldwide, but it brings no new money and builds on a program Sudan isn't…
COP31’s 35% Electrification Target Assumes Grids Are Growing. Sudan’s Is Collapsing.
COP31's Presidency wants global electrification at 35% by 2035. Sudan's grid capacity has collapsed by roughly three-quarters since 2023 — 3Bi recommends getting Sudan's reconstruction pipeline into the…
Situation Report: The Loss and Damage Fund’s First Real Test Is Nepal. Sudan Isn’t Even in the Room.
Nepal's $20m claim against the UN Loss and Damage Fund covers just 0.7% of its flood costs, and the fund has paid out nothing since 2023. Sudan, despite…
Sudan Should Get a Seat at the Table While the Arab Green Fund Is Still Being Designed
A pooled Arab Green Fund for climate technology is still being designed ahead of COP31 — Sudan should get a seat at the table now, while the rules…
Sudan Should Go Straight to the Egyptian Consortiums Already Building Gigawatts Next Door
Egyptian EPC consortiums are simultaneously building a $2.9bn dam in Tanzania, a hydrogen-ready plant in Hungary, and a $2.6bn plant in Saudi Arabia. Sudan should use the same…