African labour leaders demand worker-centred energy transition ahead of COP31

The Second New Energy for Africa Convening meeting marks a critical step in ensuring that the voices of African workers are integrated into the continent’s climate agenda.

African trade union leaders and climate negotiators have converged in Nairobi, Kenya, for a three-day summit to forge a unified continental stance on energy sovereignty and green industrialisation ahead of the COP31 climate negotiations.“It must also be measured by the quality of jobs created, affordability of energy, protection of workers… and the capacity of African countries to retain value from their natural resources”.