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How to Respond to Energy Transitions
in Africa: Introducing the Energy
Progression Dialogue
Victoria R. Nalule
1.1 Introduction: Aim of the Book
The world is transitioning to a low-carbon economy. How are African
countries responding to this transition? The book, ‘Energy Transitions
and the future of the African Energy Sector: Law, Policy and Governance’, aims at addressing the key concerns for African countries with
respect to energy transitions. There have been initiatives on the African
continent to embrace this transition as evidenced in not only these countries’ commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change,
but also various efforts in deploying renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The transition is already happening in other parts
of the globe, including Europe and North America, and it is also partly
visible in some African countries. However, many African policymakers
are concerned about the decline in investments in fossil fuels. Fossil fuels
undoubtedly have a crucial role to play in these countries’ economic
V. R. Nalule (B)
CEPMLP, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
© The Author(s) 2021
V. R. Nalule (ed.), Energy Transitions and the Future
of the African Energy Sector,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56849-8_1
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How to Respond to Energy Transitions
in Africa: Introducing the Energy
Progression Dialogue
Victoria R. Nalule
1.1 Introduction: Aim of the Book
The world is transitioning to a low-carbon economy. How are African
countries responding to this transition? The book, ‘Energy Transitions
and the future of the African Energy Sector: Law, Policy and Governance’, aims at addressing the key concerns for African countries with
respect to energy transitions. There have been initiatives on the African
continent to embrace this transition as evidenced in not only these countries’ commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change,
but also various efforts in deploying renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The transition is already happening in other parts
of the globe, including Europe and North America, and it is also partly
visible in some African countries. However, many African policymakers
are concerned about the decline in investments in fossil fuels. Fossil fuels
undoubtedly have a crucial role to play in these countries’ economic
V. R. Nalule (B)
CEPMLP, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
© The Author(s) 2021
V. R. Nalule (ed.), Energy Transitions and the Future
of the African Energy Sector,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56849-8_1
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