Concept note: just transitions in Africa – transforming dialogue into action

Abstract

The world is in the throes of a climate catastrophe, an existential threat like no other, as the world’s economies continue to exceed their carbon emissions budgets. Extreme weather events are increasingly frequent, underscoring the urgent need to address climate change. The repercussions of the international community’s failure to take action on the climate are increasingly clear: indeed, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), there is now a 50:50 chance that the world will cross the 1.5°C global temperature threshold in the next five years, meaning that global temperatures between 2022 and 2026 will be between and 1.7°C higher than in pre-industrial times.