Mo Ibrahim will be among the African personalities who will go to COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, without expecting great progress. He does not hide his concern the lack of discussions and agreements that looms. ” The war in Ukraine and the international shocks associated with it have diverted the attention of some leaders from the climate issue. The competition between powers complicates the necessary cooperation, with a long-term vision “.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation launched in March 2020, with Friends of Europe, a new structure called the Africa-Europe Foundation, in collaboration with the African Climate Foundation and ONE. Its role is to organize partnerships for “ turn into opportunity Relations between the two continents.
As usual, Mo Ibrahim doesn’t mince words. He is not surprised by the trends highlighted by the latest report from the Australian think tank Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) on “Ecological threats”. This document notes a -1.5% decline in global public opinion on climate (48%) between 2019 and 2021, with sharp drops in Namibia and Zambia. To which Mo Ibrahim objects that ” 600 million people, or half of the population, do not have access to electricity in Africa. Why should these people care about the climate? They emit absolutely nothing, as they have no current! “.
22 African countries depend on renewable energy
The big boss regrets that “ Africa has no voice ”In international discussions, paying a very high price for climate change caused by other regions of the world. In a high-level panel organized in January on energy and climate, the Africa-Europe Foundation saw experts and decision-makers recognize, on both sides, a state of profound inequality “ that is getting worse and needs to be monitored, Dear Mo Ibrahimbecause it creates resentment “. Africa, 17% of the world population, accounts for only 3.4% of the world’s energy consumption. Europe, 5.8% of the world population, consumes 10.4% of energy.
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