{"id":688,"date":"2011-11-10T12:21:57","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T12:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rtcc.org\/?p=688"},"modified":"2012-02-13T15:16:39","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T15:16:39","slug":"35-billion-per-year-needed-to-provide-clean-energy-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2011\/11\/10\/35-billion-per-year-needed-to-provide-clean-energy-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"$35 billion per year needed to provide clean energy in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">RTCC staff<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_690\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-690\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-690 \" title=\"Pic 1 School Solar\" src=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2011\/11\/Pic-1-School-Solar-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The village of Tomefa in Ghana\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2011\/11\/Pic-1-School-Solar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2011\/11\/Pic-1-School-Solar.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The village of Tomefa in Ghana benefits from solar electricity (PIC: Stephanie Dei)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Africa needs $35 billion investment per year in order to provide clean energy across the continent, according to a report by Christian Aid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The charity currently estimates that 719 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa have limited access to energy, hampering efforts to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals.<\/p>\n<p>The IMF recently predicted that sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s GDP will grow by 5.3% this year and 5.8% in 2012, and with the continent heavily dependent on fossil fuels, this could come at the expense of huge increases in carbon emissions.<\/p>\n<p>According to Greenpeace COP17 hosts South Africa already relies on coal for the majority of its electricity production, with today\u2019s report noting that renewable makes up only 7.98% of that country&#8217;s primary energy supply.<\/p>\n<p>But Dr Alison Doig, Christian Aid\u2019s senior adviser on climate change and sustainable development, says economic growth in Africa need not have negative impacts on climate change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a huge potential for renewable energy across the continent, which is largely untapped,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur report demonstrates that geothermal, small-scale hydro, solar, wind, tidal and biomass fuels, including agricultural wastes, all offer significant potential for delivering both basic needs and for unlocking economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe funding must be reliable and substantial. It is estimated that about $20bn per year is needed to deliver basic energy to all by 2030, and $30-35bn a year to deliver a higher level of low-carbon development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discussions over funding are expected to dominate the COP17 climate summit in Durban later this month, with the Technology Mechanism and Green Climate Fund requiring financial commitments from Annex-I states.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full Christian Aid report <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianaid.org.uk\/low-carbon-africa\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Africa needs $35 billion investment per year in order to provide clean energy across the continent, according to a report by UK charity Christian 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