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The climate action that matters is in the Global South

But innovation still has to outpace climate impacts

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    • Solar panels in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. The Global South holds 70% of the world’s wind and solar potential, and 50% of the minerals necessary for the energy transition.
    • Solar panels in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. The Global South holds 70% of the world’s wind and solar potential, and 50% of the minerals necessary for the energy transition. PHOTO: AFP

    Christiana Figueres

    Published Tue, Nov 4, 2025 · 06:07 PM

    AS WE approach the upcoming United Nations climate change conference – also known as COP30 – in Belem, Brazil, we stand at a hinge in history.

    On the one hand, emissions are still rising with devastating consequences, and national climate plans are woefully behind where they need to be.

    But these plans reflect political calculation rather than economic reality – because, on the other hand, the exponential curves of technology, economics and human ingenuity are bending towards a future where affordable, clean energy for all can finally be a reality.

    Climate changeGlobal SouthRenewable energySolar energy

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