It is not unusual for people to be more concerned with the present, than fidgeting over what the world may look like 100 or 1000 years from now. But the impacts of climate change are not waiting till 100 years to manifest. We are witnessing them in the present. Sustainable energy and sustainable development in general is not something that we need for just the future generation. It is something we need to pursue for this generation’s wellbeing as well.
The continent needs to take this opportunity as a vehicle to spearhead a development trajectory that puts Africa’s economic goals and ambitious at the forefront.
For Africa, the benefits of transitioning to an energy system driven by sustainable energy are both economic and social. Africa is richly endowed with resources to aid this transition.The continent needs to take this opportunity as a vehicle to spearhead a development trajectory that puts Africa’s economic goals and ambitious at the forefront.
Here lies our vision ‘to be the bridge to an African energy market able to meet its current and future energy demands, in a manner that ensures sustainable development’.
Our planet is calling. Can Africa afford to wait?
No, we cannot! And here is why.
Here lies our vision ‘to be the bridge to an African energy market able to meet its current and future energy demands, in a manner that ensures sustainable development’.
Part of the article was published in Dundee Stories: Monica Maduekwe’s career empowering women.
