Africa’s Green Energy Potential Is Waiting to Be Tapped

Joseph Dana
4 min readJun 17, 2022

The sudden jolt in global oil prices is raising fresh concerns about African decarbonization efforts. As Western countries have embraced net-zero carbon targets through investments in renewable energy infrastructure and other initiatives, Africa has lagged in setting similar goals. While the continent is blessed with many forms of renewable energy, there isn’t the capital, infrastructure, or…

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