Reuters reports,
Africans say their need for oil cash outweighs
climate concerns. While Africa is rich in mineral
resources and has for decades shipped fossil fuels to global consumers, its own
citizens have contributed a minuscule amount of the emissions that cause
climate change. African ministers in Cape Town emphasized their need for
fossil fuel cash and power in order to develop and diversify resource-dependent
economies. Nearly half of Africans had no access to electricity last year,
according to the International Energy Agency while around 80% of sub-Saharan
African companies suffered frequent electricity disruptions that cut into
profits”.
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