Climate Change and Economic Development in Africa

The paper analyzes 156 peer-reviewed research papers on energy transition modeling in Africa, finding that most studies focus on energy mix and emissions pathways while neglecting socio-economic development and advanced low-carbon technologies.

• Energy transition modeling in Africa is a rapidly growing field, with more than 90% of the analyzed research papers published after the 2015 Paris Agreement.
• Most energy transition scenarios for Africa are limited in scope, focusing primarily on 2030 or 2050 horizons and frequently ignoring the social and political factors that could obstruct implementation.
• Development is rarely a primary focus of energy transition research in Africa, with only 10% of reviewed papers treating it as a central outcome.
• There is a significant lack of research on critical low-carbon technologies in African energy models, specifically regarding nuclear, hydrogen, electrofuels, and carbon capture.
• A majority of the research on Africa's energy transition is conducted by authors who are not based on the African continent.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2023). Climate Change and Economic Development in Africa. https://www.catf.us/resource/climate-change-economic-development-africa/

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Climate Change and Economic Development in Africa. 2023. https://www.catf.us/resource/climate-change-economic-development-africa/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforce2023climate, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Climate Change and Economic Development in Africa}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.catf.us/resource/climate-change-economic-development-africa/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }