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Electric vehicles key in Africa's fight against climate change

An electric bus en route along Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

As the continent convenes in Nairobi from September 4th to 6th to consolidate its voice ahead of COP28, we must interrogate what energy transition portends for our people.

The core objective of the meeting of state parties in Dubai in November is to prioritise efforts to accelerate emissions reduction through a pragmatic energy transition, reforming land use and transforming food systems. We must interrogate the nexus between the unsustainably rising food prices, energy transition and the breakdown in food systems.

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