The UNFCCC process and annual COP climate summits – the global mechanism for responding to climate change – offer unique opportunities to power up green, affordable energy across Africa.

Energy poverty has a devastating impact on marginalised groups including women, young people, refugees, and those in rural communities. Crucially, it stops Africa’s most vulnerable people and communities adapting to the growing dangers created by climate change.

At COP28 the Power Up campaign will be calling for wealthy nations to greatly increase climate adaptation funding through the UNFCCC process, and to ensure a significant share of this funding supports access to green, affordable energy for people facing climate catastrophe.

For too long, global climate agreements have been dominated by the concerns of wealthy nations.