Although Africa is only minimally responsible for global warming, the continent is disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, says Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate (25). As Europe is looking for oil and gas in Africa, African leaders have a major asset in hand, she says.
“They have to ask themselves: If I let the Germans drill for gas in my country, what does that mean for the people who live in my country?”
Read my interview with Nakate here in Dutch, on the website of De Volkskrant.