154. African Clean Energy Access: Why Gas Cannot Be The Future Africa Chooses with Rachel Kyte
In this episode, we talk about the impacts of living through a global energy crisis while living through a climate crisis.
Inflation is running at 10% in most major economies, the highest in decades. This is driven primarily by the cost of food and energy. And while most of us are aware of higher prices at the pump and on energy bills, today we focus on the hardest place it is hitting: Africa.
Since 2019, 4% of Africans have lost access to affordable energy, undoing a decade of gains.\xa0 And with a desire in the Global North to get off of Russian Gas, there is higher demand for gas, and therefore pushing more and more people out of the ability to afford it. This week in response, African Ministers made the case for expanding gas production in Africa, amidst a climate crisis.
So that\u2019s the setup for this week\u2019s discussion - we bring in Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University to argue the case on how to move forward out of this complicated situation.
And be sure to stick around \u2018til the end for a brand new tune from Carmody titled, \u201cMother.\u201d
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READ: Vanessa Nakate\u2019s Op-Ed in Aljazeera
READ: SG Ant\xf3nio Guterres\u2019 5 Point Plan on Renewable Energy
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Thanks to our guest this week, Rachel Kyte!
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Rachel Kyte
Dean | The Fletcher School at Tufts University
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The Fletcher School at Tufts University
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