COP26 Virtual Roundtable on Clean Power Transition:
AfDB President Adesina's statement
On Monday, January 11, 2021, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina joined world leaders to discuss the global transition to clean power as part of a green recovery and identify actions that can be taken to support this.
The virtual COP26 Roundtable on Clean Power Transition, under the theme “Achieving a rapid shift to green, affordable and resilient power systems” was held amid growing recognition that climate change remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity.
Participants included UN Secretary-General António Guterres, COP26 President Alok Sharma, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio, and representatives from governments, multilateral development banks, the private sector, and international organizations.
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