Power Shift Africa
@powershiftafrica.bsky.social
Power Shift Africa is a climate & energy think tank providing policy analysis, advocacy & communications from an African perspective.
“Scaling renewables across the continent of Africa is essential for inclusive economic development… African ownership must be at the heart of this revolution.”
— President Cyril Ramaphosa.
#GlobalCitizenNow #G20SouthAfrica
— President Cyril Ramaphosa.
#GlobalCitizenNow #G20SouthAfrica
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
“Scaling renewables across the continent of Africa is essential for inclusive economic development… African ownership must be at the heart of this revolution.”
— President Cyril Ramaphosa.
#GlobalCitizenNow #G20SouthAfrica
— President Cyril Ramaphosa.
#GlobalCitizenNow #G20SouthAfrica
Can Brazil’s President Lula save the fossil’s Roadmap at G20?
For Brazil, securing a roadmap to transition from fossil fuels was one of the main targets for #COP30. In the end, the roadmap proposal capitulated.
At the #G20Summit in South Africa this weekend, Lula will attempt a final push.
For Brazil, securing a roadmap to transition from fossil fuels was one of the main targets for #COP30. In the end, the roadmap proposal capitulated.
At the #G20Summit in South Africa this weekend, Lula will attempt a final push.
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Can Brazil’s President Lula save the fossil’s Roadmap at G20?
For Brazil, securing a roadmap to transition from fossil fuels was one of the main targets for #COP30. In the end, the roadmap proposal capitulated.
At the #G20Summit in South Africa this weekend, Lula will attempt a final push.
For Brazil, securing a roadmap to transition from fossil fuels was one of the main targets for #COP30. In the end, the roadmap proposal capitulated.
At the #G20Summit in South Africa this weekend, Lula will attempt a final push.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pledged to take the Roadmap to a Fossil-Free World to the #G20 meeting in Johannesburg starting tomorrow.
All eyes now move from Belém to Johannesburg. See more in our daily blog
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
All eyes now move from Belém to Johannesburg. See more in our daily blog
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pledged to take the Roadmap to a Fossil-Free World to the #G20 meeting in Johannesburg starting tomorrow.
All eyes now move from Belém to Johannesburg. See more in our daily blog
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
All eyes now move from Belém to Johannesburg. See more in our daily blog
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
#COP30 is in its final stretch and the message couldn’t be clearer: the Global Goal on Adaptation won’t work without real finance, technology, and capacity support behind it.
Read more in our latest article⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/why-the-means-of-implementation-matter-to-gga
Read more in our latest article⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/why-the-means-of-implementation-matter-to-gga
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
#COP30 is in its final stretch and the message couldn’t be clearer: the Global Goal on Adaptation won’t work without real finance, technology, and capacity support behind it.
Read more in our latest article⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/why-the-means-of-implementation-matter-to-gga
Read more in our latest article⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/why-the-means-of-implementation-matter-to-gga
After months of uncertainty, a venue for #COP31 is finally locked in. Turkey will host the 2026 climate summit, while Australia’s Chris Bowen takes the rare role of COP president outside his home country.
source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx242yj380no
source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx242yj380no
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
After months of uncertainty, a venue for #COP31 is finally locked in. Turkey will host the 2026 climate summit, while Australia’s Chris Bowen takes the rare role of COP president outside his home country.
source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx242yj380no
source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx242yj380no
Team Power Shift Africa at COP30 in Belém, Brazil are all safe and accounted for following today’s fire at the venue.
Below is a statement from our Executive Director, Mohamed Adow, on this unfortunate incident.
Below is a statement from our Executive Director, Mohamed Adow, on this unfortunate incident.
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Team Power Shift Africa at COP30 in Belém, Brazil are all safe and accounted for following today’s fire at the venue.
Below is a statement from our Executive Director, Mohamed Adow, on this unfortunate incident.
Below is a statement from our Executive Director, Mohamed Adow, on this unfortunate incident.
We’re in the final stretch of #COP30 and the pressure in Belém is peaking.
📝 Our daily COP30 blog has everything you need.
If you want clarity in the chaos, start here 👇
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
📝 Our daily COP30 blog has everything you need.
If you want clarity in the chaos, start here 👇
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We’re in the final stretch of #COP30 and the pressure in Belém is peaking.
📝 Our daily COP30 blog has everything you need.
If you want clarity in the chaos, start here 👇
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
📝 Our daily COP30 blog has everything you need.
If you want clarity in the chaos, start here 👇
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
Adaptation has been starved for decades and the consequences are impossible to ignore.
Saada Mohamed Sala reminds us what is at stake:
"If Belem doesn’t restore the dying river of adaptation finance, then yes, the knell is real. And the world’s most vulnerable are the ones being buried.”
#cop30
Saada Mohamed Sala reminds us what is at stake:
"If Belem doesn’t restore the dying river of adaptation finance, then yes, the knell is real. And the world’s most vulnerable are the ones being buried.”
#cop30
November 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Adaptation has been starved for decades and the consequences are impossible to ignore.
Saada Mohamed Sala reminds us what is at stake:
"If Belem doesn’t restore the dying river of adaptation finance, then yes, the knell is real. And the world’s most vulnerable are the ones being buried.”
#cop30
Saada Mohamed Sala reminds us what is at stake:
"If Belem doesn’t restore the dying river of adaptation finance, then yes, the knell is real. And the world’s most vulnerable are the ones being buried.”
#cop30
UN human rights experts have issued a sharp warning at #COP30: the surge in armed security and the creation of exclusion zones around protest areas could breach international standards on the right to peaceful assembly.
#PowerUpdates!
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
#PowerUpdates!
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
UN human rights experts have issued a sharp warning at #COP30: the surge in armed security and the creation of exclusion zones around protest areas could breach international standards on the right to peaceful assembly.
#PowerUpdates!
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
#PowerUpdates!
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/cop30-daily-blog
Introducing the fourth edition of the #COP30 Chronicle, your essential briefing on the fast-moving endgame now unfolding in Belém.
If you need a clear, reliable read on how the final hours of COP30 are shaping up, this edition is for you.
Download your FREE copy.
https://bit.ly/COP30Chronicles04
If you need a clear, reliable read on how the final hours of COP30 are shaping up, this edition is for you.
Download your FREE copy.
https://bit.ly/COP30Chronicles04
November 20, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Introducing the fourth edition of the #COP30 Chronicle, your essential briefing on the fast-moving endgame now unfolding in Belém.
If you need a clear, reliable read on how the final hours of COP30 are shaping up, this edition is for you.
Download your FREE copy.
https://bit.ly/COP30Chronicles04
If you need a clear, reliable read on how the final hours of COP30 are shaping up, this edition is for you.
Download your FREE copy.
https://bit.ly/COP30Chronicles04
BREAKING: #COP30 PRESIDENCY MOVES TO FAST-TRACK BELÉM CLIMATE DEAL.
What’s in the “Belém political package”?
Which issues get elevated?
And what does this fast-track really mean for developing countries?
👇 We break it all down here:
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
What’s in the “Belém political package”?
Which issues get elevated?
And what does this fast-track really mean for developing countries?
👇 We break it all down here:
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
BREAKING: #COP30 PRESIDENCY MOVES TO FAST-TRACK BELÉM CLIMATE DEAL.
What’s in the “Belém political package”?
Which issues get elevated?
And what does this fast-track really mean for developing countries?
👇 We break it all down here:
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
What’s in the “Belém political package”?
Which issues get elevated?
And what does this fast-track really mean for developing countries?
👇 We break it all down here:
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
We’re not sold on the Tropical Forests Forever Facility and you shouldn’t be either.
Africa cannot afford another green-washed financial experiment that moves money but not power.
Read our full analysis on what’s at stake and why Africa demands better ⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
Africa cannot afford another green-washed financial experiment that moves money but not power.
Read our full analysis on what’s at stake and why Africa demands better ⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We’re not sold on the Tropical Forests Forever Facility and you shouldn’t be either.
Africa cannot afford another green-washed financial experiment that moves money but not power.
Read our full analysis on what’s at stake and why Africa demands better ⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
Africa cannot afford another green-washed financial experiment that moves money but not power.
Read our full analysis on what’s at stake and why Africa demands better ⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
Shocking new findings by DeSmog and The Guardian reveal that more than 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists are attending #COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Read more in our latest article ⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/party-poopers-invasion-of-cop30-by-big-agriculture-lobbyists
Read more in our latest article ⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/party-poopers-invasion-of-cop30-by-big-agriculture-lobbyists
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Shocking new findings by DeSmog and The Guardian reveal that more than 300 industrial agriculture lobbyists are attending #COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Read more in our latest article ⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/party-poopers-invasion-of-cop30-by-big-agriculture-lobbyists
Read more in our latest article ⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/party-poopers-invasion-of-cop30-by-big-agriculture-lobbyists
Put people at the heart of climate action!
As Week 2 of #COP30 unfolds, @mohadow reminds governments of a truth they too often ignore: real climate solutions come from listening to communities on the frontlines.
As Week 2 of #COP30 unfolds, @mohadow reminds governments of a truth they too often ignore: real climate solutions come from listening to communities on the frontlines.
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Put people at the heart of climate action!
As Week 2 of #COP30 unfolds, @mohadow reminds governments of a truth they too often ignore: real climate solutions come from listening to communities on the frontlines.
As Week 2 of #COP30 unfolds, @mohadow reminds governments of a truth they too often ignore: real climate solutions come from listening to communities on the frontlines.
Hear from Agnes Schim van der Loeff on what we need to make a Just Transition a reality for workers and communities around the world.
Agnes, @actionaidnl.bsky.social: “We need a Just Transition to become a reality for workers and communities around the world. BAM will make that a reality.”
Agnes, @actionaidnl.bsky.social: “We need a Just Transition to become a reality for workers and communities around the world. BAM will make that a reality.”
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hear from Agnes Schim van der Loeff on what we need to make a Just Transition a reality for workers and communities around the world.
Agnes, @actionaidnl.bsky.social: “We need a Just Transition to become a reality for workers and communities around the world. BAM will make that a reality.”
Agnes, @actionaidnl.bsky.social: “We need a Just Transition to become a reality for workers and communities around the world. BAM will make that a reality.”
Developing countries want #COP30 to acknowledge the environmental and social impacts and opportunities of mining critical minerals. Could Belem mark the beginning of change for local communities, the custodians of nature, and critical minerals?
Read more⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
Read more⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Developing countries want #COP30 to acknowledge the environmental and social impacts and opportunities of mining critical minerals. Could Belem mark the beginning of change for local communities, the custodians of nature, and critical minerals?
Read more⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
Read more⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
"Strong climate action is not a burden. It is an investment in a more just and stable world."
These words by Pope Leo XIV cut through the noise at #COP30.
As Week 2 begins, this truth should guide every negotiation room in Belém.
These words by Pope Leo XIV cut through the noise at #COP30.
As Week 2 begins, this truth should guide every negotiation room in Belém.
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
"Strong climate action is not a burden. It is an investment in a more just and stable world."
These words by Pope Leo XIV cut through the noise at #COP30.
As Week 2 begins, this truth should guide every negotiation room in Belém.
These words by Pope Leo XIV cut through the noise at #COP30.
As Week 2 begins, this truth should guide every negotiation room in Belém.
The third edition of the #COP30 Chronicle digs into the folly of weighing a cow to fatten it. It takes a look at how the world keeps measuring adaptation progress without delivering the finance and action that actually protect people.
Download your FREE copy now.
https://bit.ly/COP30Chronicles03
Download your FREE copy now.
https://bit.ly/COP30Chronicles03
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The third edition of the #COP30 Chronicle digs into the folly of weighing a cow to fatten it. It takes a look at how the world keeps measuring adaptation progress without delivering the finance and action that actually protect people.
Download your FREE copy now.
https://bit.ly/COP30Chronicles03
Download your FREE copy now.
https://bit.ly/COP30Chronicles03
BAM! BAM! BAM!
At COP30, we're calling for BAM: the Belem Action Mechanism for a Global Just Transition.
CSOs are calling for a Just Transition rooted in justice, dignity, wisdom, labour rights, care, and inclusion.
At COP30, we're calling for BAM: the Belem Action Mechanism for a Global Just Transition.
CSOs are calling for a Just Transition rooted in justice, dignity, wisdom, labour rights, care, and inclusion.
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
BAM! BAM! BAM!
At COP30, we're calling for BAM: the Belem Action Mechanism for a Global Just Transition.
CSOs are calling for a Just Transition rooted in justice, dignity, wisdom, labour rights, care, and inclusion.
At COP30, we're calling for BAM: the Belem Action Mechanism for a Global Just Transition.
CSOs are calling for a Just Transition rooted in justice, dignity, wisdom, labour rights, care, and inclusion.
Achieving 100% renewable energy in Africa is not only possible, it’s cheaper than a fossil-fuelled system!
Join our expert panel at #COP30 as we unpack what it will take to make this a reality.
📅 Date: 17 November 2025 (TODAY!)
⏰ Time: 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM
📍 Location: Side Event Room 1
Join our expert panel at #COP30 as we unpack what it will take to make this a reality.
📅 Date: 17 November 2025 (TODAY!)
⏰ Time: 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM
📍 Location: Side Event Room 1
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Achieving 100% renewable energy in Africa is not only possible, it’s cheaper than a fossil-fuelled system!
Join our expert panel at #COP30 as we unpack what it will take to make this a reality.
📅 Date: 17 November 2025 (TODAY!)
⏰ Time: 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM
📍 Location: Side Event Room 1
Join our expert panel at #COP30 as we unpack what it will take to make this a reality.
📅 Date: 17 November 2025 (TODAY!)
⏰ Time: 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM
📍 Location: Side Event Room 1
Across Africa, droughts, floods, cyclones, erratic rainfall, and heatwaves are intensifying.
Which is why Africa is asking for a formal recognition of Africa’s special needs and circumstances within the UN climate regime.
Read our latest article for more⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
Which is why Africa is asking for a formal recognition of Africa’s special needs and circumstances within the UN climate regime.
Read our latest article for more⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Across Africa, droughts, floods, cyclones, erratic rainfall, and heatwaves are intensifying.
Which is why Africa is asking for a formal recognition of Africa’s special needs and circumstances within the UN climate regime.
Read our latest article for more⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
Which is why Africa is asking for a formal recognition of Africa’s special needs and circumstances within the UN climate regime.
Read our latest article for more⏬
www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/...
Power Shift Africa welcomes the latest JTWP text, which for the first time includes the possible creation of a “just transition mechanism.”
A global just transition mechanism is not a technical add-on, it is justice.
#PowerUpdates
#cop30nopara
#cop30nobrasil
#cop30
A global just transition mechanism is not a technical add-on, it is justice.
#PowerUpdates
#cop30nopara
#cop30nobrasil
#cop30
November 17, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Power Shift Africa welcomes the latest JTWP text, which for the first time includes the possible creation of a “just transition mechanism.”
A global just transition mechanism is not a technical add-on, it is justice.
#PowerUpdates
#cop30nopara
#cop30nobrasil
#cop30
A global just transition mechanism is not a technical add-on, it is justice.
#PowerUpdates
#cop30nopara
#cop30nobrasil
#cop30
Ministers arriving at #COP30
This weekend, ministers of environment and climate change from around the world will start arriving in Belém, ready to take climate negotiations to the next level.
#PowerUpdates
This weekend, ministers of environment and climate change from around the world will start arriving in Belém, ready to take climate negotiations to the next level.
#PowerUpdates
November 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Ministers arriving at #COP30
This weekend, ministers of environment and climate change from around the world will start arriving in Belém, ready to take climate negotiations to the next level.
#PowerUpdates
This weekend, ministers of environment and climate change from around the world will start arriving in Belém, ready to take climate negotiations to the next level.
#PowerUpdates
Truth is having its moment at #COP30 and rights groups are demanding that it stays at the centre.
Read our piece on why climate truth is a frontline issue ⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/information-integrity-why-rights-groups-at-cop30-are-demanding-truth
Read our piece on why climate truth is a frontline issue ⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/information-integrity-why-rights-groups-at-cop30-are-demanding-truth
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Truth is having its moment at #COP30 and rights groups are demanding that it stays at the centre.
Read our piece on why climate truth is a frontline issue ⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/information-integrity-why-rights-groups-at-cop30-are-demanding-truth
Read our piece on why climate truth is a frontline issue ⏬
https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/information-integrity-why-rights-groups-at-cop30-are-demanding-truth
At #COP30, developed countries are finally beginning to acknowledge what the Global South has said for years: transition minerals are essential to a truly just transition.
#PowerUpdates
#PowerUpdates
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 AM
At #COP30, developed countries are finally beginning to acknowledge what the Global South has said for years: transition minerals are essential to a truly just transition.
#PowerUpdates
#PowerUpdates