Low Carbon Africa: Leapfrogging to a green future

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lowcarbonafricaChristian Aid has just launched the report: Low-carbon Africa: Leapfrogging to a green future. The report shows Africa’s potential to generate clean energy. EJN of FOCISSA wrote the South Africa study. The SA paper has some interesting Case Studies but concludes that: A leapfrog fund has the potential to initiate a just transition towards requiring a less energy intensive economy, made possible through renewable energy, ecologically friendly buildings, sustainable agro-ecological agriculture, improved public transport, integrated urban and rural planning, and sustainable infrastructure development.

 



 

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