{"id":291177,"date":"2023-12-13T18:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=291177"},"modified":"2023-12-13T18:20:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:20:30","slug":"african-energy-chamber-to-cop28-we-want-fossil-fuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=291177","title":{"rendered":"African Energy Chamber to COP28: We Want Fossil Fuels!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Robert Bradley Jr. — December 13, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ed note<\/strong>: As COP28 wound down, the African Energy Chamber issued<\/a> this communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAfrican producers have not and will not agree to phasing out fossil fuels. Unlike the rest of the developed world, the continent has not yet had the chance to transform its economies through oil and gas. In order to develop, grow and address concerns such as energy poverty and industrialization, oil and gas will need to remain central for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Oil and gas will play an instrumental role in Africa\u2019s economy for decades to come, and as such, African producers will not agree to any phase-out of these resources.<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the fact that over 600 million people are still without access to electricity and over 900 million people lack access to clean cooking in Africa, the continent\u2019s COP 28 negotiators are caving into pressure from the West, stating that Africa is open to a phase-out approach regarding fossil fuels. The African Energy Chamber<\/strong> (AEC), as the voice of the African energy sector, clarifies that this is not true. African producers \u2013 both established and emerging \u2013 are not willing to forfeit these previous resources for a global agenda, and their negotiators should not sell out the hopes and aspirations of Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The African Group of Negotiators, established at COP 1 in Berlin, was created as an alliance of African member states to represent the interests of the region in international climate change negotiations. As a technical body that engages in discussions during COP, the group has an obligation to reflect the needs and objectives of the continent. However, what this COP is showing us, is that this group is not averse to pressures from the west. Rather, the group is promoting the idea that Africa is willing and open to phasing out fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chaired by Ephraim Mwepya Shitima from the Republic of Zambia, the Group, while opposing a phase-out, has claimed that the continent would be prepared for a phase-down approach. This would entail the utilization of oil and gas in line with national development agendas, and thereafter a gradual phase-out. But this leaves Africa where? Argus Media reports that Nigeria\u2019s Environment Minister Isiaq Adekunle Salako stated that the phasing down of fossil fuels was inevitable and that Nigeria is prepared to back a just and orderly approach. Similarly, Argus reports that Uganda\u2019s Minister of Energy Ruth Nankabirwa would also only support a phase-down approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than fight for the lesser of two evils, why not defend the continent\u2019s right to keep oil and gas in its energy mix long-term? Why not promote economic development, defend the rights of the continent\u2019s population and commit to an industrialized and energy secure future in Africa? Choosing a phase-down rather than a phase-out simply delays the inevitable: that Africa will one day be forced to give up its lifeline to oil and gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfrican negotiators need to stop lying and misinforming. African producers have not agreed to, neither are they open to, phasing out fossil fuels. Negotiators need to be careful and remember who they are fighting for. Don\u2019t let empty promises about technology and money cloud your judgement. This is not the time for Africa to fall into the trap of conforming to biased agendas. Don\u2019t sell out \u2013 oil and gas will remain in Africa,\u201d stated NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the AEC.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oil and gas will be the backbone of Africa\u2019s economic growth. Looking at countries such as Angola, Libya and Nigeria \u2013 some of the biggest oil producers on the continent \u2013 phasing down or out will essentially remove the lifeline of these economies, leaving people in the dark. In Mozambique, Uganda, Namibia and Senegal, where large-scale projects are set to come online in the coming years, oil \u2013 and more specifically natural gas \u2013 is of crucial importance. Gas provides a clean energy alternative that will power industry, households and development. The resources will generate revenue, expand infrastructure while upskilling the local workforce. Through gas, countries in Africa will be able to not only develop but thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if these very countries are required to phase-down, their chances of reaching their full economic potential will be significantly reduced. Broken promises of technology and capital have not gone anywhere. Going forward, these same promises being directed towards the African negotiators will meet the same fate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfrican producers have not and will not agree to phasing out fossil fuels. Unlike the rest of the developed world, the continent has not yet had the chance to transform its economies through oil and gas. In order to develop, grow and address concerns such as energy poverty and industrialization, oil and gas will need to remain central for years to come,\u201d<\/mark><\/em><\/strong> Ayuk concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The post\u00a0African Energy Chamber to COP28: We Want Fossil Fuels!<\/a>\u00a0appeared first on\u00a0Master Resource<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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