Joint statement | Policy ideas for COP28 from the Africa-Europe Foundation and Friends of Europe

As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) gets underway in Dubai, Friends of Europe and the Africa-Europe Foundation have released a joint statement, arguing it is high time to act boldly and to reinforce the Africa-Europe partnership as part of the broader commitment to multilateralism.

As part of both organisation’s work towards COP28, a set of policy ideas on the key themes have been identified and should be considered by decision-makers from Africa and Europe:

• Strengthening climate and energy diplomacy in a fractured world
• Establishing a structured EU-AU platform for energy and climate coordination and action
• Targeting investment to ensure that we triple renewable capacity and double energy efficiency measures, by 2030
• Re-imagining the role of fossil fuels in the new energy landscape. Phase-down and phase-out
• Assessing the results of the first Global Stocktake and elevating the bar politically and financially on adaptation
• Aligning the Post-2030 SDG Framework with the EU’s Green Deal and AU’s Agenda 2063
• Rebooting political and financial leadership towards clean cooking solutions
• Unlocking institutional capital and addressing the issue of access and cost of finance

Established in 2020 by Friends of Europe, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in partnership the African Climate Foundation and ONE Campaign, the Africa-Europe Foundation aims to empower a narrative shift about the relations between Africa and Europe. Learn more about the Africa-Europe Foundation here.