Africa × Europe: Re-examining the Energy Transition Partnership — Three Years After COP28

Africa × Europe: Re-examining the Energy Transition Partnership — Three Years After COP28 Passed

Saturday November 14, 2026 13:00 - 13:40 +03 The Swedish pavilion - Open for public

Exhibitor: Youth Sustainable Development Network

Category: Unleashing enablers (Finance, tech and Capacity building)

At COP28 in 2023, YSDN and Junior Enterprise Turin (JET) ESCP developed Shaping the Energy Landscape: Examining EU–AU Partnerships and Strategies for Energy Transition with Youth Involvement. The white paper examined policy and regulatory frameworks, renewable energy adoption, financing, cross-continental collaboration and the role of emerging professionals in the transition.

Its recommendations called for stronger Africa–Europe partnerships, joint investment and funding mechanisms,knowledge exchange, policy cooperation, capacity building, public-private partnerships and support for locally led initiatives. Three years later, COP31 provides an opportunity to revisit those priorities: identify areas of progress, examine continuing barriers and consider how cooperation can lead to tangible investments and projects.

Speakers and panellists:

Stephanie Eyram Akrumah, Lawyer - Transactions & Environmental Law
Wael Ben Khaled, Governing Board Member, European Youth Energy Network
Anita Otele, Senior Fellow, Youth Sustainable Development Network
Damilola Hamid Balogun, Co-founder & CEO; Youth Sustainable Development Network"

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