East African Gazette
JUBA, 30 November 2023
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has today Thursday November 30, 2023 travelled to Dubai to join other world leaders for the annual COP28 United Nations conference on climate change.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramadan Mohamed Abdalla Goc said President Kiir will hold sidelines to discuss regional peace and security, including the crisis in Sudan.
The COP28 will mark a milestone as the World takes stock of its progress on the Paris Agreement and facilitates efforts to align climate action and address gaps in progress.
Organizers say the conference provides an opportunity for World leaders to join their efforts to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and protect nations that are most vulnerable to climate change, many of them in the Global South.
Statistic
Its 1.4 billion people around the globe, 17% of the global population – are responsible for less than 3% of the world’s total greenhouse-gas emissions. Moreover, data suggest that the forests of the Congo River Basin alone absorb 3% of global carbon-dioxide emissions every year.
African Countries with Highest Carbon emission
Within Africa, more than 60 percent of the continent’s carbon emissions are produced by just three countries: South Africa, contributing 435.9 million tonnes, Egypt, with 249.6 million tonnes, and Algeria, responsible for 176.2 million tonnes.
The Top ten Countries with Highest Carbon emission
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