The Ugandan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) has appointed Mr. Kimbowa Richard who is the Chairman of the Renewable Energy Civil Society Organizations Network,and Chairman of the International Network of Sustainable Development (INFORSE) - East Africa to a seven-member Board of Trustees of the National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) effective December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026
On November 6, 2024 the Equal Opportunities Commission launched the 11th Annual Report on the State of Equal Opportunities in Uganda witnessed by the Hon. Betty Among, the Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development as chief guest at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala. Also in attendance were Ministers, Members of Parliament, high-level staff from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Local Governments as well as the Civil Society fraternity. The Report highlights the state of equal opportunities in Uganda focusing on among others, access to electricity and solar energy.
While the 29th Conference of Parties (COP 29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 24, with
disappointment on its central agenda — climate finance, carbon markets (under Article 6 of the
Paris Agreement) gained momentum described by the host country as a ‗breakthrough as it can save as much as $250 billion per year in implementation of the national climate plans (NDCs)‘ Article 6 has three operative paragraphs, two of which relate to carbon markets.