The African Union is expected to officially join the Group of 20 nations this month, providing the continent with another seat at the table with some of the world’s biggest polluters as it confronts the fallout from global warming.
The continental group aims to use the opportunity to call on rich nations to honor their promises to tackle climate change, including providing developing countries with $100 billion in financing each year, said Macky Sall, the president of Senegal who holds the AU’s rotating chairmanship.
G20 nations are responsible for 80% of global emissions, while Africa accounts for less than 4%.
South Africa is currently the only African member of the G20, which will hold its summit in Bali later this month, and Sall expects the AU’s accession to the G20 to be approved at that meeting.
