Fair and Just Energy Transition

Advocates for equitable and just #EnergyTransition for Nigeria and Africa.
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[Fair and Just Energy Transition @FandJTransition]

In 2016, over 190 countries signed the Paris Agreement agreeing that the world should pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5° Celsius. For society to achieve that 1.5° Celsius future, the world needs to stop adding to greenhouse vases in the atmosphere.
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[Fair and Just Energy Transition @FandJTransition]

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[Nigeria's Energy Transition Plan @NigeriaETP]

Innovation is at the heart of energy transition. However, there are concerns over the social and environmental harms of extracting and refining battery minerals.

This article examines how a Swedish company has developed a sodium (salt) based battery.

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[Simon Stiell @simonstiell]

What I'm seeing on my home island, Carriacou, must not become humanity's new normal.

If governments everywhere don’t step up, 8 billion people will be facing this blunt force trauma head on, on a continuous basis.

We need climate action back at the top of political agendas.

[Nigeria's Energy Transition Plan @NigeriaETP]

Using Green Tea, let us explain Energy Transition. Please read the graphic cards below.

Let us remember Energy Transition is a marathon, not a sprint, and with thoughtful planning and collective action, we can brew a future powered by clean energy, one cup (or watt) at a time.

[Damilola Ogunbiyi @DamilolaSDG7]

In this piece, Barbados PM @miaamormottley & Wale Edun @FinMinNigeria Minister write about the technical & financial support needed to close #energyaccess gaps highlighting @WorldBank & @AfDB_Group's 300 million initiative and replenishment of @WBG_IDA.

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[Fair and Just Energy Transition @FandJTransition]

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[Jeff Masters @DrJeffMasters]

“A 1-acre solar farm produces as much energy as 100 acres of corn-based ethanol over the course of a year. Dedicating even a fraction of the land now devoted to ethanol to solar panels would produce more energy and ease the ecological burden on our most prolific farming region.”

[International Energy Agency @IEA]

To achieve energy & climate goals, the world needs to add or replace 80 million kilometres of power lines by 2040.

That’s the size of the entire global grid built over the past 100 years and enough to wrap around the Earth roughly 2,000 times.

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[Nigeria's Energy Transition Plan @NigeriaETP]

On the sidelines of #COP28UAE, the CEO of @SEforALLorg, @DamilolaSDG7 spoke at the partnership event between InfraCorp: Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria, Solarge International BV and African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB)...

[Nigeria's Energy Transition Plan @NigeriaETP]

6th of December. Transport Day. And as of this evening, $83.4billion has been mobilized.
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[Ghana’s Energy Transition and Investment Plan @GhanaETIP]

Without further action, Ghana’s emissions could rise from 28 Mt CO2e in 2021 to over 140 Mt in 2050.

Under Business As Usual (BAU), the bulk of emissions growth will come from transport, driven by population growth, GDP per capita growth, and vehicle ownership.

#GhanaETIP

[Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan_uk]

NEW

UK now has 50,000 public electric vehicle charging points, up from just 30,000 in Feb last year

At current rates, expected to hit 100,000 in Aug 2025

Govt target is for 300,000 by 2030

Data from @zap_map

[Ember @ember_energy]

The world added 213 TWh of 🌪️ and ☀️ in H1-2023, enough to power a country like South Africa for a whole year.

https://t.co/rI2Z61xZl7

[Alex @alex_avoigt]

It's a myth that BEVs do not work in Africa

There are only 26 million cars on the entire African continent, but 27 million motorcycles and these are now becoming electric.

Whenever I was in Africa, I saw a large number of motorcycles on which pretty much everything is transported and which also function as cabs. Since the roads are often bad, motorcycles have great advantages in the sometimes chaotic traffic.

Rwanda-based Ampersand produces now electric motorcycles and delivered its thousandth e-bike in June, taking care of the charging problem itself (like Tesla).

Instead of relying on African power grids, the machines are fitted with exchangeable batteries that can be swapped in 2 minutes at one of the many swap stations (see map at right). Because of their success, they started to export now to Kenya.

In the Western world, the prejudice that diesel is a cheap form of energy worldwide still dominates in many circles but its totally wrong. The average income in Rwanda is 850$/month, the liter of gasoline is 1.40$, and therefore diesel is simply not affordable for many. It's also hard to get as logistics often do not work.

Ampersand's motorcycle battery technology, on the other hand, is with 2 to 3 cents/km according to the manufacturer orders of magnitude cheaper.

This is not only because of the low cost of energy but because the more demanding climate is less harsh on electric motors than on internal combustion engines with many moving parts.

I have published several tweets in the past explaining why electric vehicles and motorcycles have many advantages in Africa where decentralized electricity generation is very common. The arrogance we have in many places about Africa is mind-blogging and most people talk without knowing the continent at all.

It is time to finally recognize that electric mobility works in all countries and they as Africa have skipped the landline telephone and immediately work with smartphones it will be in many regions also so that ICE vehicles are skipped and one directly move to electric vehicles and that's not for ideological or environmental but for economic reasons.

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[Nigeria's Energy Transition Plan @NigeriaETP]

For most Nigerians, jollof rice is more than just a meal; it is part of our identity. The dish famous for inciting humorous online wars & exporting the Nigerian experience via food has quickly become a part of our country's cultural heritage, transcending religion or social class

[Fair and Just Energy Transition @FandJTransition]

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[Damilola Ogunbiyi @DamilolaSDG7]

The @SEforALLorg Universal Energy Facility (UEF) team showed Simon Harford, CEO of @EnergyAlliance around the solar-powered Ayangburen market in Lagos. This market had 80% of shops relying on diesel generators, and the traders we met spoke of the transformation they have seen.

[Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet @EnergyAlliance]

📢Calling all young entrepreneurs in the #energy sector—it's time to showcase your innovative ideas/projects to angel investors!

Join the Youthpreneurs Energy Showdown at the @youth_energysum in Nairobi🇰🇪

Visit https://t.co/NZ29j2YoLL for more details! #YES23 #LetsChangeEnergy

[Fair and Just Energy Transition @FandJTransition]

Which African country has made significant strides in renewable energy adoption? 🌍

Cast your vote and share your answer using #RenewableAfrica.

Let's celebrate progress and inspire others for a just and equitable #EnergyTransition!

[Fair and Just Energy Transition @FandJTransition]

Technology and innovation play a crucial role in driving the #EnergyTransition forward.

Let's explore how advancements in renewable #energy tech for increased accessibility to clean energy.

Together, we can harness innovation for a sustainable future in Nigeria and #Africa!