Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says a just transition to emissions reductions will mean more energy for Africa and must include ending global energy poverty.
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the vice president spoke at a virtual event on climate finance.
The theme of the event organised by the Atlantic Council is, “Climate Finance and a Just, Equitable Energy Transition for Africa.”
The virtual meeting comes ahead of the next conference on Climate Change COP27 scheduled for Egypt.
He said that with the impacts of climate change bearing down, every nation must had enough energy to build resilient infrastructure, deliver essential public services, and provide the cooling and air conditioning to withstand a warming planet.
The vice president restated that climate justice must include ending energy poverty.
