Transformative actions for a just and equitable energy transition in Africa
African ministers - including ministers of energy, environment, and development - and high-level representatives from 10 African countries have endorsed seven transformative actions towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 in Africa to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. The seven transformative actions will address development gaps on the continent, and aim to put Africa on a pathway to economic prosperity and Net-Zero that is within its own destiny. “It is great to see a strong signal from our member States on embracing the clean energy transition defined and led by Africa. Africa is the last frontier for any transformative global investments in renewables,” said Vera Songwe, United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Ms Songwe noted that the seven principles of the Kigali Communique provide a unified framework for building partnerships to support Africa’s energy transformation and climate action. According to the communique, Africa intends to pursue its pathway to a net-zero future aligned with the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
| Format: | Press release biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2022-05
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/48048 |
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