Media Review November 27, 2024

China in Africa: November 2024

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• 27 Nov, 2024

Vying for a Future at COP29: African negotiators entered this year’s climate change talks in Baku with

lofty ambitions. With a target of $1.3 trillion in climate

nance annually by 2030, African representatives

called for “equitable climate

nance, stronger global partnerships, and urgent action to address the climate

crisis” through several means, including the operationalization of the UN Loss and Damage Fund,

protection of Africa’s vast natural resources, proper valuation of carbon credits from Africa, utilization of

at-home renewable energy potential, and initiation of nature-based solutions that simultaneously capture

carbon and preserve biodiversity. Council on Foreign Relations.