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Lagos to Mombasa: Are Energy Access and Climate Mitigation at Odds? →

Olu Verheijen, Vijaya Ramachandran, W. Gyude Moore

Sub-Saharan Africa, the renewable paradise where not everyone has access to electricity →

The continent, which is holding its climate summit on Monday, has more countries with a majority of ‘green’ electricity than any other region, but a significant proportion of its inhabitants lacked electricity in 2021.

Grace Tamble

África subsahariana, el paraíso de las renovables que no llega a todos →

El continente, que celebra desde este lunes su cumbre del clima, tiene más países con mayoría de electricidad ‘verde’ que ninguna otra región, pero una parte importante de sus habitantes ni siquiera tenía luz en 2021.

Grace Tamble

Billions pledged for Africa green agenda →

Will Ghana’s gas gamble perpetuate a cycle of fossil-fuel related debt? →

West African country is enduring hard times – and critics say plan to import liquefied natural gas will only make things worse.

Rushaiya Ibrahim-Tanko

Gas lock-in: Debt-laden Ghana gambles on LNG imports →

Rushaiya Ibrahim-Tanko

How the West can forestall green OPECs →

Why Africa should top the agenda at COP28 →

Climate change: Why Africa should top the agenda at COP28 →

Generating Meaningful Energy Systems Models for Africa

Bringing expertise, data, and model development “home” to African countries is interrelated and mutually reinforcing with achieving electrification, development, and climate goals on the continent.

Rose Mutiso, Michael Dioha

Why a major IFC solar initiative failed to scale in Africa →

An Effort to Scale Solar in Africa Was a Victim of Its Own Success →

Finally, Rich Countries Recognize Africa’s Right to Use Gas

Blanket bans on gas finance stifle development, hurt climate goals, and reek of hypocrisy.

The climate change debate dividing the World Bank →

Addressing climate change by transitioning the world’s power grids, automobiles and industries to greener sources will cost trillions — and Janet Yellen and European authorities have no desire for massive new spending right now.

Rose Mutiso ’08 Wins Second Annual McGuire Prize →

Rose Mutiso