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Activists of the Belem Action Mechanismn hold a protest during the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil on November 11, 2025. [AFP]
As global climate talks intensify at COP30 in Belem Brazil, African nations are presenting a unified front with a clear set of demands: climate finance must come as grants, not loans, and the world’s understanding of a “just transition” must include energy access for hundreds of millions.
The African position reframes climate finance not as aid, but a legal obligation from the developed nations most responsible for this crisis.
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