Africa on the road to COP28: reconciling climate & development

While curtailing the emissions of those with the biggest carbon footprints makes obvious sense, and will have the greatest impact on the climate crisis, for Africa the focus must be on adaptation to the impact of climate change and building resilience. [...] demand for energy 10 AS THE LEAST ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED CONTINENT, AFRICA IS THE LEAST RESILIENT TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE Africa is the region most vulnerable to the impact of climate change African countries are uniquely vulnerable to climate change, with seven 39.7 million more of the ten most climate-vulnerable countries globally in Africa. [...] While curtailing the emissions of those with the biggest carbon footprints makes obvious sense, and will have the greatest impact on the climate crisis, for Africa adaptation to the impact of climate change and building resilience must be the focus. [...] trade mechanisms in The EU has taken Indonesia to the WTO over the ban of raw nickel exports, a manner that enables with the organisation coming down on the side of the EU. [...] Accordingly, unlike a It has been suggested carbon credit markets can carbon tax, an EIT would place the burden of facilitate the protection of critical ecosystems such addressing global warming on those responsible as the Congo Basin and provide a valuable source of for the stock of emissions—thus respecting the climate finance to the continent.