United Nations: Africa Can Be 'At Heart of a Renewable Future', Says Secretary-General in Remarks to Nairobi Climate Summit
September 06, 2023
September 06, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 6 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks on Sept. 5, 2023, by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Africa Climate Summit:
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An injustice burns at the heart of the climate crisis, and its flame is scorching hopes and possibilities here in Africa. This continent accounts for less than 4 per cent of global emissions. Yet it suffers some of the worst effects of rising global temperatures: extreme heat, ferocious floods and tens of . . .
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An injustice burns at the heart of the climate crisis, and its flame is scorching hopes and possibilities here in Africa. This continent accounts for less than 4 per cent of global emissions. Yet it suffers some of the worst effects of rising global temperatures: extreme heat, ferocious floods and tens of . . .