Less hypocrisy and more investment: how COP27 can support African-led clean energy

The document asserts that high-income countries need to invest US$70 billion annually to meet Africa's renewable energy needs. It highlights the severe lack of electricity access for 570 million people in Africa, specifically noting that over 80 percent of people in Niger lack electricity, and warns that Europe's energy crisis is driving African nations, such as Niger, to pursue natural gas exports to Europe.

• High-income countries must invest US$70 billion per year to enable African countries to meet their renewable energy needs instead of relying on their own natural resources.
• Approximately 570 million people in Africa lack access to electricity, with the deficit exceeding 80 percent of the population in Niger.
• The energy crisis in Europe has led the EU to broaden its definition of "green" energy, prompting Niger and its neighbors to initiate a natural gas pipeline across the Sahara for exports to Europe.

APA

Patterson, K. P. (2022). Less hypocrisy and more investment: how COP27 can support African-led clean energy. Project Drawdown. https://drawdown.org/insights/less-hypocrisy-and-more-investment-how-cop27-can-support-african-led-clean-energy

Chicago

Patterson, Kristen P. Less hypocrisy and more investment: how COP27 can support African-led clean energy. Project Drawdown, 2022. https://drawdown.org/insights/less-hypocrisy-and-more-investment-how-cop27-can-support-african-led-clean-energy.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{patterson2022less, author = {Patterson, Kristen P.}, title = {{Less hypocrisy and more investment: how COP27 can support African-led clean energy}}, publisher = {Project Drawdown}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://drawdown.org/insights/less-hypocrisy-and-more-investment-how-cop27-can-support-african-led-clean-energy}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }