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Climate action with fairness is the real deal

solar panels installed at the Tata Chemical Magadi factory, the company has embarked on an ambitious project transiting into green energy from fossil fuels in order to cut production cost and enhance sustainability. [Peterson Githaiga] 

The chorus is familiar: Africa suffers some of the worst climate disasters despite being the least contributor to the cause, an unsustainable rate at which the globe is warming courtesy of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.

Recent reports indicate that in every 10 of the world’s worst climate-hit countries, eight are in Africa. The biggest contributors often commit to raising funds towards climate action, but sometimes renege.

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