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UN Secretary-General Urges Global Community to Make Africa Leader in Renewable Energy

© Photo Twitter / @UnKenyaUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers speech at Africa Climate Summit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers speech at Africa Climate Summit - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 05.09.2023
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Kenya is hosting the first African Climate Summit from Tuesday to Thursday under the theme, "Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World."
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the global community to act together to make Africa a global leader in renewable energy to help the region address the increasing effects of climate change.
"[My point is] making Africa a world leader in renewable energy and green growth ... We must all work together for Africa to become a renewable energy superpower," Guterres said at the Africa Climate Summit in Kenya.
The UN secretary-general stressed the need to reform the global financial system to ensure that all resources produced and traded in Africa generate the maximum added value to the regional countries, which would facilitate their transition to green energy.
During his speech, Guterres also called on the G20 members, which are responsible for around 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions, to assume their responsibilities in tackling climate change.
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