Africa needs time and money to wean itself off fossil fuels in order to achieve net zero without jeopardising its future.Africa’s population of 1.3 billion is set to double by 2050, and AU nations aim to make affordable and reliable energy available to everyone by 2063. Funding for Africa’s green transition is likely to be a flashpoint at the COP27 climate summit, running in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh from November 6-18. Under the 2015 Paris Agreement, rich nations pledged $100 billion a year to help developing countries limit climate change. Why are the rich nations delaying the funding ?

