In the lead-up to the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, African nations are finalizing their demands to present a common position. The summit, set to take place in Egypt in November, has been dubbed by some as the “African COP.”
African Union member states are meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this week to further define their stances.
Key focus areas for African negotiators in November will include climate change mitigation; an equitable energy transition; adaptation, loss, and damage; climate finance; and carbon trading.