Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The momentum for global climate action is accelerating. Despite having contributed only a fraction of total emissions, African countries stand to be disproportionately impacted by its effects. Furthermore, the race to net-zero will affect the market for natural resources, financial flows and clean energy technologies in Africa.
The Africa Program’s Climate Change work examines the intersection of global decarbonization policies and innovations with Africa’s economic development priorities. We focus on Africa’s efforts to address energy poverty, achieve economic diversification, manage a new scramble for climate minerals, and finance a just transition to a low carbon future.
Sign up for our newsletter Back to main pageAfrica received an average of $35 billion per year for fossil fuel and clean energy projects over the past decade. That amount was enough to address the continent’s energy finance gap, but unequal distribution has left many countries behind.
The combination of key mineral endowments in African countries and U.S. objectives to reorient clean energy supply chains away from competitors like China can serve as the foundation for a new economic and strategic relationship.
Ensuring equitable representation is critical for success both in the scientific process and in policymaking.
The U.S.-DRC-Zambia memorandum of understanding demonstrates how the United States aims to counter China and bolster its clean energy supply chains by deepening ties with African nations. Yet how distinct is the U.S. approach from the Chinese approach to such deals?
The climate and energy policies of the United States and African countries should build on three shared interests—and address three strategic tensions.
The Carnegie Endowment is honored to welcome presidents from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and senior U.S. government officials for a program on the margins of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.
“We have to be very clear-eyed about what is feasible, politically and socially.”
A compilation of Africa-based research organizations working on climate-related technical and policy issues.
Carnegie climate experts share their recommended reads on the global warming crisis.
Ahead of COP27, Egypt is bidding itself as a regional power in Africa and the Middle East in hopes of achieving some of its climate change priorities.
