Nigeria plans gas-led transition to full energy access
1/9/2022: Nigeria is pitching for $10 billion from international funders to kickstart an energy plan to provide electricity access to an estimated 90 million people. The plan relies on gas as a transition fuel, to the concern of some climate campaigners.
Source: Climate Home News
African climate diplomats reject pro-gas stance for COP27
4/8/2022: The executive council of the African Union has proposed that the continent should promote gas as a bridge fuel alongside development of renewable energy. They argue that 570 million people in Africa will otherwise remain without access to modern energy by 2030. Negotiators have quashed a proposal as too controversial.
Source: Climate Home News
The world is burning. We need a renewables revolution
12/7/2022: The only true path to energy security, stable power prices and a livable planet lies in abandoning fossil fuels and accelerating the renewables-based energy transition. The UN Secretary-General calls on G20 countries to kick their addiction to fossil fuels.
Source: Inter Press Service
Sudan is wary of third filling of Ethiopia Nile dam
16/6/2022: Sudan’s officials are concerned about an imminent round of filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam without a formative agreement on risk management. A bid by the African Union to mediate between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia has yet to bear fruit.
Source: The East African
Pandemic undermines 2030 goal of universal energy access
1/6/2022: According to the UN's 2022 Energy Progress Report, 670 million people will remain without electricity in 2030. The goal of universal access by that date has been impeded by recent crises in health and agriculture. Africa remains the least electrified region in the world.
Source: UN News
African nations’ dash for gas exposes ‘hypocrisy’ in Europe
25/5/2022: Across Africa, the use of gas as a transitional source of energy dominated talks at the Sustainable Energy for All forum held in Kigali, Rwanda. Donor nations favour priority for renewable energy and green hydrogen, despite their own continued dependence on gas.
Source: Climate Home News
UNDP calls for increased investment in energy access for all
19/5/2022: Finance for electricity is falling in the 20 sub-Saharan African and Asian countries with the highest proportion of people who lack energy access. The Sustainable Energy for All Forum in Rwanda has called for more investment to help 759 million people, 1 in 10 worldwide, do not have access to electricity.
Source: UN Development Programme
New UN plan to accelerate clean energy access for all
4/5/2022: A new UN-Energy Plan of Action sets out a framework for facilitating electricity access for 500 million people, as well as clean cooking solutions for one billion. The commitments will drive forward action to ensure that all people have access to clean and affordable energy, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Source: UN News
Why Africa should lead the Green Revolution
8/3/2022: At a recent summit with the African Union the European Union pledged substantial funds to support the continent's transition to a renewable path. Embracing widely available renewable resources will create thousands of jobs and accelerate efforts to connect more than 600 million Africans to electricity.
Source: The East African
West accused of climate hypocrisy on funding fossil fuels
28/1/2022: Several countries and finance institutions have pledged to end funding of fossil fuel projects in low income countries. These same countries continue to develop fossil fuels at home. New research highlights this hypocrisy.
Source: The Guardian