Daniel Högsta

Last week, the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative and Bridging Ventures, a partner supporting the design and incubation of the Journey Fund, participated in the Kenya International Investment Conference and held a series of key engagements. Led by Kenya Political Advocacy Lead Eva Sawe and Dylan Malloy, Managing Director of Bridging Ventures, the team convened a discussion with Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Africa’s Director Niall O'Connor and SEI's Sustainable Urbanization and Climate teams. The session explored integrating SEI’s critical research into the initiative’s advocacy efforts as well as collaboration on research and capacity building projects to catalyze transition finance. The meeting with the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), led by CEO Victoria Sabula, centred on a comprehensive ecosystem approach to the energy transition and economic growth. The discussion explored how targeted investment can unlock new markets and scale SMEs necessary for an equitable energy transition across Africa. The team also met with I&M Bank Group where the Group outlined its approach on embedding sustainability into banking solutions and ambitions to scale these efforts in the region. The engagements were aimed at fostering collaboration and catalysing impactful action to support Africa’s transition to a renewable-powered future."

🔥 In April 2026, governments will gather in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. For the first time, governments are convening specifically to plan an equitable, managed and financed phase out of coal, oil and gas — addressing the climate crisis at its source. 🔴 This is historic. But history does not move forward on diplomacy alone. It moves when people organize.