Der europäische Green Deal und der afrikanische Privatsektor (EN)

The document explores how the European Green Deal (EGD) creates opportunities for the African private sector, particularly in green hydrogen and critical minerals, while warning against a return to a resource-supplier relationship. It details various EU funding mechanisms, technology transfer possibilities, and capacity-building programs, providing recommendations for African governments and companies to proactively engage with the EU to ensure an equal partnership.

• Africa is strategically vital to the EU's net-zero targets due to its potential to supply green hydrogen and critical minerals necessary for renewable energy generation, storage, and electric mobility.
• Green hydrogen is a primary area for cooperation, with the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) estimating that European investment in African green hydrogen could reach 75.6 billion Euros by 2030.
• The EU's need for critical raw materials for the 'green' revolution—including lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite, copper, aluminum, and rare earth elements—is driving a trend toward 'nearshoring' production closer to European markets, particularly in North Africa.
• African private sector entities can access EGD-related finance through several channels: direct access to funds like Horizon Europe and the Africa Energy Guarantee Facility, cooperation with European partners via the European Regional Development Fund, or by establishing European subsidiaries.
• There is a noted discrepancy in EU approach: while overall strategies emphasize large-scale mitigation and clean energy investments in Africa, actual programming documents often focus on adaptation for smallholder farmers.
• The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and stricter sustainability standards may act as trade barriers or increase import regulations for African exports, particularly agricultural products, unless African companies implement in-house standards.
• There is a significant risk that the EGD could create a 'lock-in effect,' where African countries are relegated to being mere resource suppliers for the EU rather than developing their own industrial capacities.

APA

Demissie, A., Abimbola, O., & Chirikure, N. (2023). Der europäische Green Deal und der afrikanische Privatsektor (EN). Africa Policy Research Institute. https://afripoli.org/de/europaeischer-green-deal-afrikanischer-privatsektor-en

Chicago

Demissie, Alexander, Olumide Abimbola, and Nora Chirikure. Der europäische Green Deal und der afrikanische Privatsektor (EN). Africa Policy Research Institute, 2023. https://afripoli.org/de/europaeischer-green-deal-afrikanischer-privatsektor-en.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{demissie2023der, author = {Demissie, Alexander and Abimbola, Olumide and Chirikure, Nora}, title = {{Der europäische Green Deal und der afrikanische Privatsektor (EN)}}, institution = {Africa Policy Research Institute}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://afripoli.org/de/europaeischer-green-deal-afrikanischer-privatsektor-en}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }