'Rather than trudging in the fossil fuel footsteps of those who went before, we can leapfrog this dirty energy and embrace the benefits of clean power,' argues William Ruto.
"Rather than trudging in the fossil fuel footsteps of those who went before, we can leapfrog this dirty energy and embrace the benefits of clean power," argues William Ruto.
As Africans, we will call for a rapid and just transition—delivering on the commitment by heads of state to double Africa's installed energy capacity through renewables by 2030. Together, we can deliver energy access to almost half of Africa's people, who remain underserved by the dirty energy systems of yesterday, by transitioning rapidly to the clean energy systems of the future.
"Among the outcomes from this global gathering must be a financing framework that enables Africa's planned and orderly transition from fossil fuels; supports our workers, communities, and national economies; and advances our development," wrote Ruto."Finance and technology must be provided to our developing countries while enabling all African countries to accelerate our transition to clean energy.
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