The Africa Climate Summit 2 (ACS2) was hosted in September by the Government of Ethiopia and the African Union to advance Africa’s climate agenda and sustainable development priorities, ahead of the United Nations’ November global climate summit COP30. ACS2 brought together 25,000 African leaders, policymakers, youth, civil society, development partners, and the private sector to discuss the potential for a unified African stance on the global climate agenda.
The conference aims to support a green, prosperous, and climate-resilient future through climate finance, nature-based solutions, renewable energy, sustainable food systems, green cities, e-mobility, and indigenous knowledge, according to organisers. It draws attention to the climate issue in Africa and seeks to understand priorities across the continent to present at COP, as well as attract international funding to help meet regional targets. The first ACS was…
