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Extractives and Beyond: Managing
the Energy Transition in Africa
Victoria R. Nalule
The global move to tackle climate change as envisaged in the 2015
Paris Agreement has necessitated debates and actions geared towards
transitioning to a low carbon economy. Although there is no agreed
international definition of the term energy transition, it has basically
been defined to mean a shift from fossil fuels to renewables. But does
this mean that the transition to a low carbon economy will close off the
future for African producers of fossil fuels? Most commentators think
not, but they do believe the market will change. Indeed, we should all
be concerned about climate change. Still, we need to ask ourselves if the
steps being taken to transition at an international level will have more
adverse negative impacts on developing countries. This book contributes
to the global debate on energy transition with a focus on the initiatives
taking place on the African continent in reducing energy-related CO 2
emissions.
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_16
469
Extractives and Beyond: Managing
the Energy Transition in Africa
Victoria R. Nalule
The global move to tackle climate change as envisaged in the 2015
Paris Agreement has necessitated debates and actions geared towards
transitioning to a low carbon economy. Although there is no agreed
international definition of the term energy transition, it has basically
been defined to mean a shift from fossil fuels to renewables. But does
this mean that the transition to a low carbon economy will close off the
future for African producers of fossil fuels? Most commentators think
not, but they do believe the market will change. Indeed, we should all
be concerned about climate change. Still, we need to ask ourselves if the
steps being taken to transition at an international level will have more
adverse negative impacts on developing countries. This book contributes
to the global debate on energy transition with a focus on the initiatives
taking place on the African continent in reducing energy-related CO 2
emissions.
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_16
469