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
UN issues new roadmap for clean energy access for all by 2030
3/11/2021: The plan announced by UN Secretary-General António Guterres aims to ensure that 500 million more people gain access to electricity by 2025. The roadmap also calls for fossil fuel consumption subsidies to be re-directed towards renewable energy.
Source: UN Development Programme
New funding alliance aims to advance access to energy for all
1/11/2021: The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet aims to unlock $100 billion in public and private financing to reach 1 billion underserved people with reliable, renewable power. It aims to change the current trajectory of 243 GW of coal plants being planned, permitted, or under construction in developing countries.
Source: The Rockefeller Foundation