Speaking at the United Nations' Climate Ambition Summit session on the theme 'Delivering Climate Justice: Accelerating Ambition and Implementation on Adaptation and Early Warning Systems for All', Dr Adesina said climate change was devastating Africa’s economies.
"For a conference aimed at inspiring world leaders to dramatically ramp up their efforts to combat climate change, the United Nations’ Climate Ambition Summit was anything but ambitious."
The idea that fossil fuels are largely responsible for climate change made its way through New York City last week, as the United Nations General Assembly, the UN Climate Ambition Summit and NYC Climate Week collectively drew in thousands of participants. But it wasn't only written on protest placards.