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Campaigners urge African Union to stop fossil fuel proliferation on continent
(Climate Home News, 10 Feb 2020) African climate campaigners have called on their governments to stop the proliferation of coal, oil and gas projects across the continent as leaders meet for the African Union summit.
In a communique on Monday, African organisations and community groups said they “noted with concern the continued and deliberate proliferation of coal, oil and gas in Africa”.
Campaigners said planned fossil fuel expansion on the continent contradicted global commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions and limit the rise in average global temperatures to “well below 2C” above pre-industrial times.
The group called on African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa on 9-10 February to “put an end to fossil fuel development…. and rapidly initiate a transition to clean and safe renewable sources of energy that fully supports access to energy for those who currently lack it”.
Climate Home News, 10 Feb 2020: Campaigners urge African Union to stop fossil fuel proliferation on continent
