Governments urged to focus on reducing sulphur levels because fossil fuel use will rise quickly
The Engen oil refinery in Durban. File photo: REUTERS/ROGAN WARD
The pan-African body, based in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital of Abidjan, promotes the interests of the downstream oil industry. Africa has accounted for about 2% of cumulative global emissions, according to the International Energy Agency , a figure the Paris-based organisation sees rising to only as much as 4.5% by 2040.
The group is working with the AU to introduce harmonised measures across the continent that cap sulphur volumes in petrol and diesel to 10 parts per million by 2030. That would bring it in line with existing limits in major economies including the US, the EU, China and India.
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