The current global approaches to climate policy unjustly benefit some countries while disregarding the needs and concerns of others.
Consequently, the Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) and Special Climate Envoy of the President of Kenya, Ali Daud Mohamed visited Moscow, Russia recently for a series of events aimed at fostering connections between Russia and Africa in the field of climate action.
During the visit, Mohamed pointed to the fact that, "Historical contribution of Africa to greenhouse gas emissions is only about four per cent of all accumulated anthropogenic emissions.
Yet, African countries are highly vulnerable to climate impacts and are under pressure to set more ambitious climate targets and to refrain from using their abundant natural resources." He stressed that Western countries are largely responsible for the accumulated amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere adding currently, the average European still emits much more per person than an African or Latin American.
