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In climate policy, African gas is like organic salad microgreens

The Guardian recently published an article supposedly exposing new African plans to expand oil and gas production and…

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The White House released President Biden’s Sub-Saharan Africa Strategy yesterday, aiming to reset strained relationships, clarify US priorities,…

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Air-Conditioning Should Be a Human Right in the Climate Crisis

Originally posted in Scientific American, May 10, 2022. We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without…

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Rose Mutiso on Inside the Energy Transition Podcast

Is the energy transition only truly happening in the West? Politicians like to point fingers at those who…

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How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Impact Africa’s Energy Transition

Originally appeared in the Council on Foreign Relations, April 22, 2022. Russia’s assault on Ukraine has roiled global…

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Episode #13 Moussa Blimpo: Energy is Not the Answer to Everything

Blimpo, Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk’s School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, discusses his…

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Episode #12 Uzodinma Iweala: Climate Justice Demands New African Narratives

Iweala, CEO of The Africa Center, discusses the experiences and identities that led him to narrative work, how…

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Three Recommendations for Meaningful Africa-Europe Partnership on Energy Transitions

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What will a coal phasedown mean for India?

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Episode #10 Katie Hill: The First Pillar of Decarbonization Needs to be Green Growth

Hill, Partner & Associate Director at Boston Consulting Group, talks about the future for African cities, the imperative…

Rose Mutiso, Katie Hill, Katie Auth

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Shaping Energy Transitions

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Energy-poor countries face a special challenge: vertical energy transitions

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Episode #8 Damilola Ogunbiyi: Putting People at the Center of Energy Transitions

The CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) on whether the international community is failing on SDG7, what…

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Event: “What did COP26 deliver (or not) for Africa? And what comes next?” with The Africa Center

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The promise and risks of negative emissions in Africa

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Air-Conditioning Should Be a Human Right in the Climate Crisis

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How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Impact Africa’s Energy Transition

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Three Recommendations for Meaningful Africa-Europe Partnership on Energy Transitions

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Episode #10 Katie Hill: The First Pillar of Decarbonization Needs to be Green Growth

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Energy-poor countries face a special challenge: vertical energy transitions

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