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Africa gets only 23% of the climate finance it needs – and pays too much for it

Africa gets only 23% of the climate finance it needs – and pays too much for it — photograph supplied by The Conversation Africa

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African countries have committed themselves to cutting greenhouse gas emissions and protecting their people from the worsening effects of climate change. These commitments form part of the Paris Agreement, an international climate treaty adopted in 2015 in which countries agreed to take steps to…

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