Press releases
MR. MOHAMED ADOW, DIRECTOR, POWER SHIFT AFRICA, CONGRATULATES ETHIOPIA ON ITS SELECTION AS THE HOST OF COP32, CALLING IT ‘A BEACON OF ADAPTATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADERSHIP
Africa goes to Belém, Brazil, with a shared vision and demand for real delivery on climate commitments, a new policy brief released today by Power Shift Africa shows.
The brief urges the COP30 Presidency to reaffirm the principles of transparency, inclusivity, and accountability, while resisting the growing trend toward side deals and unilateral measures that undermine the UN process. It also calls on African negotiators to act as a united, strategic bloc across finance, adaptation, and trade, and to work closely with civil society, youth, and Indigenous Peoples to ensure that climate diplomacy remains people-centred and justice-driven.
FROM PROMISES TO PRACTICE: NEW POLICY BRIEF OUTLINES AFRICA’S PRIORITIES AT COP30
Africa goes to Belém, Brazil, with a shared vision and demand for real delivery on climate commitments, a new policy brief released today by Power Shift Africa shows.
The brief urges the COP30 Presidency to reaffirm the principles of transparency, inclusivity, and accountability, while resisting the growing trend toward side deals and unilateral measures that undermine the UN process. It also calls on African negotiators to act as a united, strategic bloc across finance, adaptation, and trade, and to work closely with civil society, youth, and Indigenous Peoples to ensure that climate diplomacy remains people-centred and justice-driven.
IN TRIBUTE TO THE LATE RT. HON. RAILA AMOLO ODINGA, MOHAMED ADOW, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF POWER SHIFT AFRICA, MOURNS ‘A LIFELONG CHAMPION OF CLIMATE ACTION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE’
Raila Odinga understood that the health of a nation depends on the health of its people and its environment. Long before climate action became a global imperative, he spoke of the need to protect Kenya’s forests, rivers, and biodiversity. He saw conservation as a moral duty that was intertwined with the fight against inequality and poverty.
MR MOHAMED ADOW LAUDS AFRICAN LEADERS FOR THEIR ‘STRONG AND UNITED STANCE’ FOR CLIMATE ACTION at THE SECOND AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
Mohamed Adow, director, Power Shift Africa, lauds African leaders for their ‘strong and united stance’ for climate action on the first day of the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
POWER SHIFT AFRICA STATEMENT ON THE UK’S AMBITION TO CUT EMISSIONS BY 81% BY 2035
A sign at COP29 in Baku
POWER SHIFT AFRICA STATEMENT ON US ELECTION RESULTS
#BAKU #COP29 #UNFCCC
The victory of President-elect Donald Trump puts increased scrutiny on this COP. Baku is expected to and must deliver a clear plan for climate finance for the vulnerable communities of the world.
Only an ambitious new finance goal in Baku will protect the current climate momentum from a potentially disastrous Trump presidency.
Power Shift Africa welcomes UNFCCC move to admit more COP observers from global south
#AMCEN #COP29 #UNFCCC
In his speech today at the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell announced that more observer badges for COP29 would go to organizations from the global south.
