South Africa closes G20 year framed as presidency for all of Africa

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : This week South Africa and the European Union also signed a new agreement on critical minerals and processing, reflecting the continents effort to secure more value from its resources and shape its role in the green-energy transition.
56% : The G20 represents 85 percent of global GDP and around two-thirds of the world's population, and includes 19 countries as well as the European Union as well as now the African Union.
49% : According to the United Nations, between 2021 and 2023 Africa spent $70 per capita on debt interest payments more than on education or health, which saw spending of $63 and $44 per capita respectively.
44% : "There's a realisation in the whole world that they are useful to tackle the climate issue, instead of using the old fossil fuel to generate energy," Assogbavi said.
12% : At a press conference in Johannesburg, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU was fighting emissions rather than fossil fuels themselves, prompting criticism from environmental groups and raising questions about how strongly the bloc will push for a global fossil fuel phase-out in Cop30s final hours.

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