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For clean energy, financial growth, Africa looks to UN talks

A woman selling fat cakes sits in front of low-cost housing with solar geysers and cable TV dishes in the Alexandra township of Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Access to more and cleaner energy while continuing to grow economically will be a top priority for African nations in the upcoming United Nations climate conference in November, top officials and climate experts on the continent said. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) A solar panel sits near a street in the Ojuelegba neighborhood of Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. Access to more and cleaner energy while continuing to grow economically will be a top priority for African nations in the upcoming United Nations climate conference in November, top officials and climate experts on the continent said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) A pigeon sits on top of a solar geyser on low-cost housing in Alexandra township of Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Access to more and cleaner energy while continuing to grow economically will be a top priority for African nations in the upcoming United Nations climate conference in November, top officials and climate experts on the continent said. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) A recently planted African Mahogany tree grows at the Lufasi Park lake Nora in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Access to more and cleaner energy while continuing to grow economically will be a top priority for African nations in the upcoming United Nations climate conference in November, top officials and climate experts on the continent said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) A couple takes a rest at the Lufasi Park lake Nora where newly planted trees grow in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Access to more and cleaner energy while continuing to grow economically will be a top priority for African nations in the upcoming United Nations climate conference in November, top officials and climate experts on the continent said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) High tension power lines pass through Makoko slum in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. As part of the Africa's goal for what's called a "just transition" — ensuring that the buildout of clean energy is fair and inclusive — the African Union wants to boost access to electricity and clean cooking resources to hundreds of millions of people. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) A man walks past cooling towers from a privately owned coal-fired power plant in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Access to more and cleaner energy while continuing to grow economically will be a top priority for African nations in the upcoming United Nations climate conference in November, top officials and climate experts on the continent said. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Solar panels sit near a street in the Obalende neighborhood of Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. Access to more and cleaner energy while continuing to grow economically will be a top priority for African nations in the upcoming United Nations climate conference in November, top officials and climate experts on the continent said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)