How Morocco stays the course on a just energy transition towards sustainable development

Morocco maintained its sustainability agenda during the 2022 energy crisis by implementing a security roadmap that included fast-tracking access to the international Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market to avoid returning to coal. The author, Leila Benali, emphasizes that Morocco decoupled energy supply from infrastructure after a transcontinental pipeline shut down in October 2021, focusing on three pillars: increasing renewables, improving efficiency, and integrating with global markets. The text further calls for renewed multilateralism and informed economics to address the global 'triple planetary crisis' of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

• Morocco responded to the shutdown of a 10 billion cubic metre natural gas pipeline on October 31, 2021, by avoiding 'cheap and dirty fuels' and instead committing to move beyond coal at COP-26.
• A key component of Morocco's strategy to 'power past coal' involved fast-tracking sustainable access to the international Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market to diversify supplies away from pipeline gas.
• The author highlights a significant infrastructure gap in Africa, noting that nearly 600 million people lack access to electricity or modern energy, requiring an annual investment of $100 billion.

APA

Benali, L. (2023). How Morocco stays the course on a just energy transition towards sustainable development. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/morocco-energy-transition-lng-renewables/

Chicago

Benali, Leila. How Morocco stays the course on a just energy transition towards sustainable development. World Economic Forum, 2023. https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/morocco-energy-transition-lng-renewables/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Benali |first1=Leila |title=How Morocco stays the course on a just energy transition towards sustainable development |publisher=World Economic Forum |date=26 June 2023 |url=https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/morocco-energy-transition-lng-renewables/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{benali2023how, author = {Benali, Leila}, title = {{How Morocco stays the course on a just energy transition towards sustainable development}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/morocco-energy-transition-lng-renewables/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }