ACSEA

30/03/2026

30/03/2026

Africa must negotiate with strategy, not routine.
Speaking in Accra, Dr. Augustine Njamnshi called for a decisive shift in Africa’s climate diplomacy ahead of COP31 and COP32, stressing that energy access, adaptation, and fair climate finance must become non-negotiable priorities for the continent.
Augustine B Njamnshi Augustine B Njamnshi Pan African Climate Justice Alliance African Union African Development Bank Group
The message was simple:
Africa has the power.
Now it must use it.

20/11/2025

ACSEA@Cop30 successfully organized a powerful and engaging sideevent on “Mobilising Youth Power to Increase Adaptation Finance in Africa.”
The event brought together young leaders, climate advocates, policymakers, and development partners to highlight the urgent need to close Africa’s adaptation finance gap and to showcase youth-led solutions that are already driving change across the continent.

The session provided a dynamic platform for sharing experiences, amplifying youth voices, and identifying practical strategies to strengthen youth participation in shaping adaptation finance—from local community action to national planning processes and global climate negotiations, including the NCQG.

Participants emphasized that Africa, despite contributing less than 4% of global emissions, continues to face disproportionate climate risks. Yet adaptation finance remains far below the continent’s real needs.

Through rich discussions and collaborative exchanges, the event reaffirmed the crucial role of young people in transforming adaptation finance systems, promoting accountability, and ensuring that climate investments respond to the lived realities of vulnerable communities. It also strengthened partnerships among youth coalitions, governments, and institutions working toward a just and resilient future for Africa.

remains committed to supporting youth-driven climate leadership and advancing inclusive mechanisms to unlock adaptation finance that truly meets Africa’s priorities.




Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
African Development Bank Group
Bureau régional GIZ Yaoundé

18/11/2025

ACSEA CALLS FOR TRANSPARENT AND RESPONSIBLE MINING PRACTICES AT COP30

Eugene Nforngwa, Director of Programs at the African Coalition for Sustainable Energy and Access, delivered a focused message during the COP30 sideevent in Liberias pavillion. He called for stronger links between mining, energy access, and national climate plans. He outlined steps needed to protect communities and strengthen governance across the sector.

He stated that mining and energy systems depend on each other. Mining drives national energy demand. Mining also provides minerals used in transition technologies. He urged governments to set clear low carbon targets for mining companies and to integrate the sector into climate strategies.

He highlighted the financial barriers many countries face when developing mineral resources. He stressed the need for a pathway that brings climate finance into mining reform and community energy access. This improves responsible management and supports long term development.

Eugene warned that opaque investments limit accountability. He noted that hidden contracts and closed processes allow tax evasion and practices that harm communities. He called for mandatory disclosure of mining contracts, permits, and concessions. He stated that transparency must serve the public interest.

He affirmed that participation must give communities power. Local populations should not remain observers while companies extract resources from their land. Communities should hold shares in operations and influence decisions that affect their lives.

ACSEA’s message focused on practical reforms that support fair development, stronger governance, and reliable energy access for households near mining sites.

KEY QUOTES
“Energy transition must deliver access for millions living in energy poverty.”
“Mining and energy systems are inseparable. One drives the other.”
“Climate plans must include the full impact of mining on emissions.”

18/11/2025

How 🤔 does recognizing energy Access as a Climate goal strengthen the moral and justice dimension of our collective effort to address climate change??

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17/11/2025

🌍 COP30 is a defining moment for Africa’s energy future.

While global climate debates continue to centre on mitigation, adaptation, and finance, one truth remains overlooked: you cannot build climate resilience without energy access.

Over 630 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still live without electricity, and nearly 1 billion depend on polluting fuels to cook. This isn’t just a development gap; it’s a climate, equity, and justice crisis.

🔥 Energy access is climate action.
🔥 Energy access is adaptation.
🔥 Energy access is a right.

Our side event in Belém, pushes for one clear ambition:
👉 Recognising universal energy access as a formal climate goal within the UNFCCC process.

The session spotlighted:
✔ Why energy poverty must be treated as a climate priority
✔ How energy access can fit into the Global Goal on Adaptation, the Global Stocktake, and the new climate finance goal
✔ The balance Africa must strike between renewables and transitional pathways
✔ What a just, well-financed, people-centred energy transition should look like

This is about more than electricity — it’s about dignity, resilience, and justice.

Let’s make sure energy access becomes impossible to ignore at COP30.
🔌✨

17/11/2025

The African Coalition for Sustainable Energy and Access (ACSEA) and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) will host two key events at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Join us as we highlight Africa’s priorities on climate and energy access:

1. Recognizing Energy Access as a Climate Goal in the UNFCCC Process
📍 Africa Pavilion
🗓️ Monday, 17 November 2025 | 15:30 – 17:00

2. Mobilising Youth Power to Increase Adaptation Finance in Africa
📍 Side Event, Room 8
🗓️ Wednesday, 19 November 2025 | 15:00 – 16:30

These sessions will bring together African leaders, youth, and climate advocates to shape a just and inclusive energy transition for the continent.

17/11/2025

Hi colleagues,

If you’re at COP30 in Belém, we warmly invite you to join a high-level Africa-led side event:

🌍 Recognising Energy Access as a Climate Goal
📅 Monday, 17 November 2025
🕒 15:30–17:00
📍 Africa Pavilion

Africa enters COP30 with over 630 million people still without electricity and nearly one billion relying on polluting cooking fuels. Yet energy access remains absent from global climate goals.

This session brings together senior policymakers, experts, and civil society leaders to make the case that universal energy access must become a formal UNFCCC climate goal.
It’s a conversation about justice, resilience, and the kind of climate architecture Africa actually needs.

We’ll explore:
⚡ Why energy access = climate justice
⚡ How to integrate access into the GGA, NCQG & GST
⚡ What fair transition pathways look like for Africa
⚡ What COP30 must deliver for the 630 million without power

Your presence and insights would be truly valuable.
Please feel free to share with colleagues and negotiators.

Let’s make energy access impossible to ignore at COP30.

Warm regards,
ACSEA/PACJA Teams at COP30
ACSEA / PACJA

13/11/2025

*Africa Day at COP30: Delivering sustainable financing for Africa’s green transformation*
Belem, Brazil, 11 November 2025 (ECA) - Africa marked Africa Day at COP30 under the theme “Africa at the Forefront of Climate Action: Sustainable Financing for Resilient and Inclusive Green Growth”, reaffirming the continent’s united call for a new era of climate finance that delivers for people, planet, and prosperity.

Ten years after the signing of the Paris Agreement, the global community faces a critical reckoning. Despite political commitments, global warming remains far off target, climate finance flows fall short, and the gap between promise and delivery continues to widen. For Africa, which hosts 20% of the world’s carbon sinks, contributes less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet receives under 10% of adaptation finance and only 3% of total climate funding, this shortfall carries existential consequences.

Building on the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) and the Addis Ababa Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action, Africa Day at COP30 amplifies the continent’s message: climate finance must work for Africa.

Africa Day at COP30 was not merely a commemoration, it was a declaration of intent. Leaders called for fair carbon pricing, direct access to climate finance, and a just transition that ensures no African is left behind. African countries are calling for full implementation of the commitments made in Baku, particularly the mobilization of USD 300 billion in climate finance for Africa. COP29 in Baku fell short of delivering the resources needed to address the continent’s climate crisis. Despite calls for a global annual goal of USD 1.3 trillion by 2030, including USD 300 billion earmarked for Africa, systemic challenges remained unresolved. African leaders had urged for debt-free grants and direct access to funds through African institutions such as the AfDB. However, the final agreement favored loan-based financing and reliance on external