Civil society groups form coalition to fight for inclusivity in climate crisis talks

Civil society groups from some African and Arab countries have launched a COP27 Coalition initiative, which calls for a global mass mobilisation of people to address the root cause of the climate crisis and other injustices.

The groups, which include Power Shift Africa, Climate Action Network International, StopEACOP Coalition, Africa Coal Network (ACN), 350.org, Association des Femmes Peules Autochtones du Tchad and Friends of the Earth Africa, have invited other groups from around the world to join them in demanding an end to climate challenges and other injustices, and in getting an urgent response from governments and leaders.

The groups are calling for efforts to decolonise economies and reframe implementation models of development away from Northern models of economic growth, which have proven to be a failure, and to effect an equitable phase-out of fossil fuels.