“Renewable energies may be the African miracle … We must work together so that Africa becomes a superpower in the field of renewable energy,” Guterres said, calling on the G20 leaders who will meet this weekend in India to “assume their responsibilities” in combating climate change.
Leaders of countries and governments and officials in the sector, along with thousands of attendees, will participate in the Nairobi Summit, as Africa seeks to enhance its capabilities in the field of clean energy.
A shift to clean energy in developing countries will be critical to maintaining the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting warming to “well below” 2°C compared to the pre-industrial era, and 1.5°C if possible.
On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates announced investments worth $4.5 billion in the field of clean energy in Africa, during the climate summit hosted by Kenya, aimed at attracting funding for efforts to combat climate warming.
“We will allocate $4.5 billion … to start a range of clean energy projects on this very important continent,” said Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and chair-designate of COP28 scheduled to be held in Dubai later this year.
Al-Jaber warned, “If Africa loses, we will all lose.”
He announced that the investments aim to “produce 15 gigawatts of clean energy by 2030.”
It is noteworthy that there are 600 million people living without a source of electricity in sub-Saharan African countries alone, and providing greater opportunities for access to clean energy would advance social and economic development in the continent of Africa, which receives only about 2 percent of global investments in Renewable energy, and less than a quarter of the $60 billion the continent needs annually by 2030.
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