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Africa's Gas Bubble

Climate Analytics head of climate policy analysis, Deborah Ramalope, comments “The rush for African gas is a temporary measure that will likely leave countries financially burdened by infrastructure that will not be needed,” on the Africa's Gas Bubble.

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South Africa would need to reach almost 70 GW of wind and solar by 2030 to align with our benchmarks. Shifting away from an ageing and unreliable coal-fired fleet could help meet South Africa’s electricity needs, while also cutting emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. International support, including via the JETP, can help catalyse this transition.

Setting 1.5°C compatible wind and solar targets

Africa: Clean Energy Is Africa's Chance for Climate Resilient Development

Africa: Clean Energy Is Africa's Chance for Climate Resilient Development

This piece by our Head of Climate Policy Analysis, Deborah Ramalope, lays out the advantages for Africa in making the transition from fossil fuels to wind and solar energy. An increase in funding for the least developed countries on the continent must happen to take advantage of the renewable energy opportunity.

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Loss and Damage in Africa

Africa is anticipated to be confronted with the severest adverse effects of human-induced climate change, compared to most other regions of the world, due to a combination of particularly severe projected impacts and relatively low adaptive capacity. Under any scenario of global mitigation and strong regional adaptation efforts, considerable adverse effects of climate change on Africa will remain, resulting in loss and damage.

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Europe scrambles for African gas

Europe scrambles for African gas

"Our analysis shows that the LNG facilities proposed, approved and under construction far exceed what is needed to replace Russian gas." - Bill Hare

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