COP28 president-designate calls for upscaling investments in Africa's green energy


  • World
  • Wednesday, 21 Jun 2023

NAIROBI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, president-designate of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, on Tuesday called for scaling up investments to help African countries transition to green energy sources.

Speaking at the 25th edition of the Africa energy forum underway in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, Al Jaber said the continent was ripe for a green energy revolution, subject to targeted financing combined with conducive policies.

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