the world is grappling with many crises which may tempt many to declare diplomatic and climate cooperation dead. Yet renewables tell a different story ☀️: stubborn progress and hope breaking through the cracks of upheaval. Numbers crunched here 👉 350.org/global-clima...

Leaders at #UNGA2025 & #ClimateWeekNYC must call on rich govts to prioritize a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. It’s time to #DrawtheLine against inequalities, fossil fuel lock-in and wars. @canclimateaction.bsky.social @gcdcj.bsky.social @350.org @powershiftafrica.bsky.social

Is North Africa’s food future under threat? Algeria, Egypt & Morocco are facing extreme weather events, putting agriculture, water and livelihoods at risk. In response, governments are partnering with foreign agribusinesses to develop large-scale farms in the desert. More: bit.ly/42r8VAP

Colonial exploitation didn’t just steal resources; it built systems that locked many African communities into ecological and economic fragility, vulnerabilities that climate change now makes worse. Today, climate hazards mirror these colonial legacies. Read more: bit.ly/48jtliH

Africa needs a reformed global climate finance architecture that reduces Africa’s debt burden and makes climate finance a path to sovereignty, not servitude. Read more: bit.ly/3IbfUXC

Day Two of the Africa Climate Summit 2 (@ACS2ET ) will focus on adaptation and resilience, spotlighting Africa's climate risks and scalable responses, including food systems, sustainable cities, and locally led solutions. For more updates, check out: bit.ly/4mO8Fnm

🌍Kuda Manjonjo, Just Transition Advisor @powershiftafrica.bsky.social is with the CAN team at Africa Climate Week in Addis. Kuda explains why civil society is using this space to push for the Belem Action Mechanism - for a just, equitable transition. ✊ #JustTransition #ClimateWeek2025

Less than 1% of climate finance reaches the frontline communities. Instead of reaching farmers facing droughts & floods, communities without early warning systems, or small enterprises trying to adapt, most climate finance gets stuck at the top

For centuries, the Ogiek, one of Africa’s last hunter-gatherer communities, have lived as custodians of the Mau, relying on its rivers, bees and wildlife. Despite a 2017 African Court ruling affirming their land rights, evictions continue under the banner of conservation. Read more: bit.ly/45XbcV2

For centuries, the Ogiek, one of Africa’s last hunter-gatherer communities, have lived as custodians of the Mau, relying on its rivers, bees and wildlife. Despite a 2017 African Court ruling affirming their land rights, evictions continue under the banner of conservation. Read more: bit.ly/45XbcV2

Mohamed Adow, ED of Power Shift Africa, joins us tomorrow at 4:30 PM EAT for our LinkedIn Live. We'll explore how & why Africa needs pathways for a just transition to cut emissions while creating jobs, promoting inclusive growth, & securing finance to make it happen. Join here: bit.ly/3JP9Rbo

Clean cooking is a moral imperative, a strategic opportunity, and a test of whether the world is serious about climate justice. It is time to stop selling off our future for carbon credits and instead invest in solutions that serve people—not markets.

Clean cooking is a moral imperative, a strategic opportunity, and a test of whether the world is serious about climate justice. It is time to stop selling off our future for carbon credits and instead invest in solutions that serve people—not markets.

Rich countries and lenders push heavily indebted countries to keep investing in fossil fuels as a way to repay mounting debts. Since 2011, the Global South debt has risen by 150%. Today, 54 countries face a crisis, spending five times more on repayments than on the climate emergency.

Climate change impacts are being felt in millions of households globally. Global food price inflation jumped from 2.3% in 2020 to 13.6% in early 2023.

The Brazilian @cop30brazil.bsky.social president's appointment of Shell-linked PR firm Edelman is greenwashing, masking Shell's oil and gas expansion and distracting from the urgent need to phase out fossil fuels. Read the full article by @powershiftafrica.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/ymvs4hmn

What You Need to Know About Climate Finance at the Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) The Second Africa Climate Summit aims to redefine Africa’s aspirations for a climate-resilient and prosperous future.

3/3. 🌎West call (1pm GMT): Lidy Nacpil (Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD), Erika Lennon (@ciel.org), Adrian Martinez Blanco (@larutadelclima.bsky.social), Mohamed Adow (@powershiftafrica.bsky.social).

Africa holds roughly 30% of the world’s largest mineral reserves. Ketakandriana Rafitoson of @publishwhatyoupay.bsky.social & Mohamed Adow of @powershiftafrica.bsky.social argue that SADC can break this cycle with regional cooperation. Read: bit.ly/3UYqSSR

"Carbon offsets are not climate justice; they’re climate colonialism. As Mohamed Adow, Director of Power Shift Africa, writes, polluters in the Global North are buying ‘offsets’ from the Global South to greenwash their emissions.

How did Africa go from feeding the world to being seen as a continent of hunger? 👉 During colonial times, Africa was a major food producer for export. 👉 After independence, African nations tried to build food systems for their people.

Ever wondered why African nations owe such a substantial amount of foreign debt? After the 1970s oil crisis, oil-rich nations poured money into Western banks. These banks, in turn, pushed African countries to borrow heavily to fund development.

How did Africa go from feeding the world to being seen as a continent of hunger? 👉 During colonial times, Africa was a major food producer for export. 👉 After independence, African nations tried to build food systems for their people.

Ever wondered why African nations owe such a substantial amount of foreign debt? After the 1970s oil crisis, oil-rich nations poured money into Western banks. These banks, in turn, pushed African countries to borrow heavily to fund development.

Policy Brief Out! "What is the Missing Ingredient?" unpacks Germany’s 2025 strategy for agricultural cooperation with Africa and the critical gaps it still needs to address.

Climate justice won’t happen without debt justice Mohamed Adow lays it out: 🌍 Cancel the debt 📜 Reform the debt system via a UN convention 💸 Grants, not loans 🌐 Global tax reform Brilliant piece via @powershiftafrica.bsky.social 🔗 www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...

How the False Solution of Carbon Markets Is Failing Africa In this op-ed, Mohamed Adow, Director of Power Shift Africa, calls out carbon markets for pushing communities off their land, handing polluters a free pass, and turning Africa’s ecosystems into commodities. Read more: bit.ly/3IS3Fz9

How the False Solution of Carbon Markets Is Failing Africa In this op-ed, Mohamed Adow, Director of Power Shift Africa, calls out carbon markets for pushing communities off their land, handing polluters a free pass, and turning Africa’s ecosystems into commodities. Read more: bit.ly/3IS3Fz9

For decades, fossil fuels failed to deliver real energy access and opportunity to most Africans. New research by @powershiftafrica.bsky.social , @canclimateaction.bsky.social, and partners shows how 100% renewable energy can power Africa’s future. It’s time to focus on what actually works!

Indigenous communities in Kenya say they feel pressured to sign over their land rights to carbon developers. This would require the family to stop traditional grazing practices and leave the land untouched. Watch: bit.ly/4o84DY3

An Estimated 72 Million Young People in Africa Are Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET). But what if the clean energy transition could change that?

Environmental Racism & The Role Of AI A historic Black community, a powerful AI facility has moved in, bringing with it pollution, health risks, and a blatant disregard for environmental safeguards.

Africa can achieve energy sovereignty with just 1% of its renewable energy potential. $7.3 trillion in clean energy investment can unlock: ✅ Universal access ✅ Job creation ✅ Industrial growth ✅ Fuel independence Learn more ⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/4niHDFu @wattsupafrica.bsky.social

Agriculture: Putting Communities First Africa’s path to food sovereignty isn’t through exporting crops, it’s through nourishing local communities. A just transition must prioritise people over profits. Read our new report to learn how Africa can reclaim its food systems. bit.ly/4niHDFu

Here's how climate change undermines social justice: 👉🏽The poorest did not cause it but face its worst consequences 👉🏽It makes it more difficult for the poor to escape poverty 👉🏽Those hit hardest have the least say in how climate change is addressed.

👉🏽 4 in 5 African families still cook with wood, charcoal and dung. 👉🏽 800,000+ people die every year due to toxic smoke released from these methods The IEA’s new report outlines a clear, cost-effective path to fix this by 2040. Read more: bit.ly/46SZsF5

Kenya’s Environment and Land Court has ordered Kenya Pipeline Company and NEMA to pay $23M in damages and environmental restoration costs after a devastating 2015 oil spill in the Thange River Basin, Makueni. Read more: bit.ly/3GW8lDk

Here's how climate change undermines social justice: 👉🏽The poorest did not cause it but face its worst consequences 👉🏽It makes it more difficult for the poor to escape poverty 👉🏽Those hit hardest have the least say in how climate change is addressed.

Our Food System is Hooked on Fossil Fuels A new report from IPES Food reveals that our food systems make up 15% of global fossil fuel use. The result? 👉🏽Rising food prices when oil spikes 👉🏽Pollution 👉🏽Hunger due to market volatility Report: bit.ly/40q4B3G

By selling carbon credits, Africa effectively licenses global polluters to continue business as usual. Meanwhile, our forests, wetlands, and indigenous lands become carbon currency, traded, bought, and sold with minimal community benefit.

Our Food System is Hooked on Fossil Fuels A new report from IPES Food reveals that our food systems make up 15% of global fossil fuel use. The result? 👉🏽Rising food prices when oil spikes 👉🏽Pollution 👉🏽Hunger due to market volatility Report: bit.ly/40q4B3G

By selling carbon credits, Africa effectively licenses global polluters to continue business as usual. Meanwhile, our forests, wetlands, and indigenous lands become carbon currency, traded, bought, and sold with minimal community benefit.

❌ Don't Geoengineer Africa ❌ Ahead of #AMCEN, African civil society & climate justice groups are urging African governments: 👉🏿 Reject all forms of geoengineering, now and forever. 🧵 #HandsOffAfrica #NoGeoengineering @powershiftafrica.bsky.social @foeint.bsky.social @ciel.org @etcgroup.bsky.social

Agriculture: Putting Communities First Africa’s path to food sovereignty isn’t through exporting crops, it’s through nourishing local communities. A just transition must prioritise people over profits. Read our new report to learn how Africa can reclaim its food systems. bit.ly/4niHDFu

🌍 In a powerful opinion piece in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social, Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke & Nnimmo Bassey warn Solar Radiation Manipulation (SRM) does not address the root causes of climate change. Instead of being a climate solution, it’s a #falsesolution. @powershiftafrica.bsky.social

Africa can achieve energy sovereignty with just 1% of its renewable energy potential. $7.3 trillion in clean energy investment can unlock: ✅ Universal access ✅ Job creation ✅ Industrial growth ✅ Fuel independence Learn more ⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/4niHDFu @wattsupafrica.bsky.social

Happening Now at #SB62 Protests at the Bonn climate talks as delegates call for Indigenous rights to be respected in the push for a just transition. They warn that communities are being distracted by false promises and demand more than just dialogues and reports from the climate negotiations.

What if Africa could: ✅ Power every home and industry ✅ Create millions of jobs ✅ Cut emissions and save $35 trillion We can completely switch to renewable energy by 2050. We’ve done the math. Read the new report → bit.ly/4niHDFu

Africa's Debt Should Be Cancelled Africa owes around $1.45 trillion. Meanwhile, rich countries owe poorer nations $107 trillion in climate debt. But Africa is the only one paying excessive interest.

Africa holds over 30% of the world’s critical green mineral reserves but most of these minerals are exported in raw form, limiting local value addition and job creation. With the right policies, Africa can create millions of green jobs and ensure greater benefits from its resources. #Wattsupafrica