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Catalysing action from the energy conversation in Africa

Smart Energy International

Enlit Africa (21-23 May, Cape Town, South Africa) turns the African energy conversation into tangible action. At the event, thought leaders and experts gather to discuss how Africa can catalyse a sustainable transition while forging new connections, gaining invaluable insights, and making a case for realistic change. “The

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WEC hears how to unlock energy investments in Africa

Smart Energy International

The importance of energy investment in Africa is not up for debate. Africa may be the home of one-fifth of the global population, but the continent only receives 3% of the global energy investment. According to the World Bank, half of Africa’s population, around 600 million people , did not have electricity access in 2022.

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Billions of dollars being used to fund coal power in Africa and Asia

Envirotec Magazine

Research published on 16 September highlights the troubling trend of pockets of funders continuing to finance additional coal-fired generation capacity in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The world’s 20 least-electrified countries by percentage of population without electricity are all in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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International Energy Agency - Uganda's clean electricity supply and policy efforts can deliver further progress towards its energy and climate targets

Global Renewable News

IEA in-depth review of Uganda's energy and climate policies, the first prepared for a country in sub-Saharan Africa, finds strong foundations for ambitious energy and climate agendaUganda'

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Three Ways Countries Are Expanding Electric Mobility Access

The City Fix

We’ve seen increasing efforts to expand electric mobility, as governments formulate policies to stimulate adoption. As the pandemic has changed the way we get around and purchase goods, the world is considering how to make transport more efficient and sustainable. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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UK's push for net zero should aim to emulate offshore wind policy, report urges

Business Green

Consistent, cross-party political support has been critical to the rapid growth of the UK's world-leading offshore wind sector, and such support also be equally important to the successful delivery of other low-carbon technologies, such as heat pumps and electric vehicles. This offshore wind bonanza could generate 2.23

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TotalEnergies Has no Place in African Football 

DeSmogBlog

The atmospheres have been electric, and fans have travelled from every corner of the continent to celebrate its most popular sport. Football fans, campaigners, and civil society from Africa and beyond have all decried this egregious act of sportswashing by the French major, the top oil and gas extractor in Africa.

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