President Joe Biden wants to build out the clean energy industry in Africa as part of a long-term strategy to help the region mitigate and adapt to the worst effects of climate change. That is a pillar of the U.S.-Africa summit that started Tuesday in Washington. The event brought together leaders from 49 of Africa’s 54 countries to discuss climate, financial, health and political challenges faced by the region. Biden will host the group Wednesday at the White House. The African continent is one of the most vulnerable regions in a warming world, even as it has contributed little to the carbon emissions driving climate change. The Biden administration is particularly focused on addressing food insecurity across the region — which is one of the most impoverished areas of the world — because it is being exacerbated by climate change. Read more; https://www.eenews.net/articles/biden-focuses-on-climate-in-africa-summit/