Climate Politics

Kenya Wants Africa to Sell Green Solutions at COP, Not Seek Aid

At a summit in Nairobi this week, Kenya’s President William Ruto is encouraging African leaders to offer the continent’s abundant sun, wind and green mineral sources as energy solutions at the UN climate conference COP28.

William Ruto, Kenya's president, speaks on the opening day of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS23) at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Africa will seek to present itself as a solution to the global warming crisis in a declaration to be signed by heads of state on Sept. 6 at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit.Photographer: Fredrik Lerneryd/Bloomberg

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By Antony Sguazzin

September 5, 2023 at 11:05 AM UTC

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As leaders convene in Nairobi for Africa’s first climate summit, Kenya’s president William Ruto is making it clear how he wants the world’s least developed continent to approach this year’s crucial United Nations climate summit.