The continent is not yet ready to abandon fossil fuels, say African leaders - Energy sector leaders on the continent call for a gradual move towards renewable energy
Energy ministers and key players on the African continent say the region is not ready to shift completely from fossil fuel energy.conference that started on Tuesday in Cape Town.
“It is only fair that the world, especially the parts with the necessary technology works with the African continent, to finance fossil fuels in the most sustainable manner, especially as it is a fact that technologies exist to make fossil fuel environmentally friendly,” he added. Sharing the same views that Africa should not be pressured to abandon the use of fossil fuel energy, South Africa’s minerals and energy resources minister, Gwede Mantashe, said Africa needed to unite to deal with the pressure put on it to abandon the use of fossil fuel energy.
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