Adopting a 1.5°C pathway could accelerate universal energy access in Africa

Africa has a narrow window of opportunity to use its natural resource advantages and relatively low carbon emissions to attract the finance it needs to both accelerate a renewables-based energy transition that is supportive of a sub-1.5°C climate outcome and ensure universal energy access. This was the message of Dalberg Group executive director James Mwangi during an Africa Renewable Energy Dialogue this week, convened by the International Renewable Energy Agency, United Nations (UN) High-level Climate Action Champions, the African Climate Foundation and the UN Economic Commission for Africa.