Africa is still grappling with the crisis of energy poverty—a problem that is only becoming more acute as a result of a decline in investment and a lack of adequate infrastructure. It is possible that renewable energy sources, despite their widespread availability across the continent, will fall short of meeting Africa’s electricity demands in the…
On 24th March 2022, the 4th South African Investment Conference (SAIC) was hosted by the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg.
Hundreds of millions of people have been lifted out of poverty by China’s remarkable economic growth over the past four decades, transforming the country into a leader in many industries while also becoming the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) and accounting for one-third of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
On a worldwide scale, Canada is a significant energy producer. The country produces about 60% minerals and metals, including a diverse spectrum of essential minerals. It is a top ten producer of oil and natural gas, hydropower, uranium, nuclear energy, biofuels, and wind energy.
In the wake of China’s crackdown on Bitcoin mining, which culminated in a complete ban in September, an exodus of Bitcoin producers seeking new homes was unleashed. In the Nordic countries, many people flocked to green energy sources, while others turned to coal and natural gas in countries such as Kazakhstan, Iran, Kosovo, and the tiny Republic of Abkhazia.
Ghana is a leading destination for foreign investment in West Africa. Not only does it identify as an increasingly stable governance, but is also the fastest growing economy in the world, according to the World Bank (2020).
Green hydrogen is defined as hydrogen created through the use of renewable energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. This is a completely different path from both the grey and the blue.
As tensions between Russia and the United States over Ukraine continue to rise, various scenarios for the near future are being considered and tested. Germany may have to consider a slower exodus from coal-
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Vicky Ford, the UK’s minister for Africa, announced a €10 million concessional aid package for Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. In the words of Ms. Ford, the fund will assist pension and insurance funds in reducing the risk associated with their investments in energy access projects while also supporting Nigeria’s COP26 commitments.
Carbon pricing is an effective policy instrument for accelerating the transition to renewable energy. By internalizing the social cost of greenhouse gas emissions, carbon pricing can foster low-carbon technology innovation, international collaboration, and energy-climate policy synergies. Emissions trading is one method of carbon pricing. Emissions trading is a market-based mechanism for lowering CO2 and other…
In the face of mounting tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine, a key transit country for Russian gas, Germany has begun to raise an issue that wa