The broad net zero emissions targets agreed at Cop26 are too amorphous. African negotiators need to push for more measurable targets based on ambitious African development scenarios.
African negotiators went to Glasgow with an ambitious list of demands to fight climate
change, but experts say the outcome of the summit was not enough to avert a climate disaster.
Africa is undergoing a major change in its upstream oil and gas sector as majors depart and hand over assets to smaller, more localised firms that can exploit ageing fields.
China’s decision to ditch financial support for coal projects abroad has already hit projects in Zimbabwe and Kenya. Environmentalists hope that the decision will usher in a new era of renewables.
Niger offers a favourable business environment to its investors in the oil sector and an attractive tax regime. The country is ready to welcome investors who want to
join in the substantial growth of the country’s oil industry.
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been taking the message to world leaders at Cop26 that young people feel betrayed by governments’ failure to cut carbon emissions.
As the global economy transitions to renewable, demand for green hydrogen is set to grow. Siemens Gamesa’s pioneering wind power technology gives Africa the opportunity to become a major player.
Africa has already started to feel the worst effects of climate change. With countries on the continent unprepared to respond to increasing climate-induced natural disasters and disease, what can governments do to ensure their economies and populations can weather future storms?
