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| Africa Subsaharan |
| African Nations Raise Eyebrows by Recommitting to Fossil Fuels |
| 2019-11-22 |
| Last month, South Africa's government declared that it would increase the production of coal-fired energy. It was a surprise to many in the climate-change scene. They had expected African countries to cut back on coal, especially after the African Development Bank (ADB) stopped financing coal projects. Despite this, the African nations are sticking with fossil-fuel projects. But, how does Africa manage to fund them? In sub-Saharan Africa, 620 million people‐a third of the population‐have no electricity. The remaining third have intermittent power supply, with constant outages. In such dire circumstances, one would not expect restrictions on fuel sources. Like California? |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #9 If all the carbon offset payments are being made should landowners living in the tropics be flooded with money by now. Has anyone tracked the money being sold against offsets? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2019-11-22 17:57 |
| #8 "So uppity! After all we've done to make them symbols of virtue!" |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-11-22 11:52 |
| #7 Climate Change scammers get a big FU from China .. |
| Posted by: TCal - ZooJerzee 2019-11-22 11:40 |
| #6 didnt someone say that "Global Warming is a hobby for people who live in rich countries" |
| Posted by: 746 2019-11-22 10:28 |
| #5 how does Africa manage to fund them? China has already put in about a $100b in Africa. There are other multinational entities too which are invested in the fuel/energy sector. The ADB and their friends can shove their concerns up their thunbergs. Developing countries will press on, mostly along the same route the first world took to get there. If they are believing 'experts' who believe everything from the moment man discovered fire is a sin now, fuck 'em. Poor and destitute populations cannot and will not switch to batteries or expensive to produce and maintain infrastructure for alt power. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-11-22 09:43 |
| #4 Those Savages! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-11-22 09:29 |
| #3 They went for cheap, reliable energy? Color me non-surprised. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2019-11-22 09:24 |
| #2 ... plus being readily available, unlike unicorn dreams. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2019-11-22 09:24 |
| #1 Well fossil fuels do have the added positive externality of feeding plants. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-11-22 08:24 |