African Bishops Demand Increased Climate Finance and Fossil Fuel Phase-Out
What happened
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) convened Catholic bishops from across Africa. At the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) in Antalya, Turkey, African bishops made a demand for more climate finance for Africa, alongside the protection of ecosystems and local community rights. The bishops called on governments to fund climate action in poorer countries with grants and to phase out coal, oil, and gas.
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Why it matters
The demands put pressure on international financial institutions and governments to shift climate funding toward grants rather than loans, specifically requesting a roadmap to triple adaptation finance to at least $120 billion a year by 2035. This aligns with calls from other Catholic organizations, such as Caritas Internationalis, at the climate talks.
The SECAM Congress is scheduled to be held in Seychelles on September 24, 2026.
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Who's involved
- SECAMThe Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, which brings together Catholic bishops of Africa.
- AfricaThe continent where the bishops represent and where climate finance is being requested.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- EuropeSpeculative
Europe may face increased regulatory and transition costs due to demands to phase out coal, oil, and gas.
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