Africa’s 54 countries have demonstrated their commitment to serious climate action – despite global cuts to aid and Donald Trump’s fossil fuel agenda –by adopting plans to provide power to 300 million out of the 600 million Africans currently without electricity access, and pushing to make making the continent a “hub for low-carbon manufacturing”.
Dubbed the “Addis Ababa Declaration” – after the venue for the second African Climate Summit – the document also contains several references “demanding”, “urging”, or “stressing” the need for more money from rich countries to help Africa tackle the climate crisis, indicating just how concerned African nations are about their ability to effectively address the ever-escalating threats they are facing.
