'Biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are world's wealthiest nations who must stop sidelining Africa' Addis Ababa climate summit today, Heating Planet

"Too many assume that for some to win, others must lose. The African continent continues to bear the brunt of climate change despite contributing the least to global greenhouse gas emissions." African leaders and policymakers are calling for urgent action and equitable financing to address the climate crisis - ahead of the COP30 conference in Brazil this November. Africa contributes less than 4% of global emissions yet suffers some of the harshest impacts of the climate crisis, as Brenda Czeda Radido reports Video: Addis Ababa hosting summit to combat impact of climate change Leaders, policy makers and activists, Sept 8 TRT World report transcript below:

   

0:04 gather in Adis Sababa to hammer out a 0:06 unified stance on the continent's 0:08 climate priorities. Particularly when it 0:11 comes to financing. 0:14 Africa's common position is number one 0:17 to deliver finance at the right scale 0:19 and on the right terms. 0:23 Number two, to operationalize and 0:25 capitalize loss and damage. moving from 0:28 pledges to predictable dispersements 0:31 that reach frontline countries like 0:34 Somalia quickly and directly align it 0:37 with the national priorities. 0:40 They say the biggest emitters of 0:41 greenhouse gases are some of the world's 0:43 wealthiest nations who must horn their 0:46 promises and stop sidelining African 0:48 voices in global climate discussions and 0:50 strategies. Climate action risks being 0:53 sightelined 0:55 as national security and short-term 0:58 interests drive transactional approaches 1:01 to trade and investment. 1:04 Development assistance is shrinking. 1:07 While this strengthens our resolve to 1:10 design, finance and drive our own 1:12 future. It also reflects a world where 1:17 too many assume that for some to win, 1:20 others must lose. 1:23 The African continent has the world's 1:25 youngest population and vers natural 1:28 resources, but continues to bear the 1:31 brunt of climate change despite 1:32 contributing the least to global 1:34 greenhouse gas emissions. According to 1:36 the World Metrological Organization, 1:39 severe flooding in Kenya, Somalia, and 1:41 Ethiopia last year left more than 350 1:44 people dead and displaced 2.4 million 1:47 others. By 2030, an estimated 118 1:52 million people in Africa will be exposed 1:54 to drought, floods, and extreme heat. 1:56 According to the World Metrological 1:58 Organization, 1:59 as we prepare for COP 30, Africa must 2:04 stand not as a block of negotiators, but 2:09 as a continent of solutions, fulfilling 2:13 the vision of Agenda 263 for a 2:16 prosperous, resilient, and innovative 2:19 future. 2:21 The ongoing Africa climate summit builds 2:23 on the inaugural meeting held in Nairobi 2:26 in 2023 that concluded with a Nairobi 2:29 declaration calling for a global carbon 2:31 tax and financial reforms. As Africa 2:34 suffers the consequences of a crisis it 2:36 did little to cause, leaders say it's 2:39 time for the world's biggest polluters 2:41 to match words with action. Brenda Zeda 2:44 Rajido, TRT World.

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