Alfonso Medinilla

Energy and green transition. Tweets, views are my own

[Poorva Karkare @PoorvaKarkare]

📌New paper

♻️ With #greentech in focus, #advancedeconomies look to secure #access to #criticalrawmaterials 🔎

What does this mean for the African continent?

Quick 🧵 based on our analysis (1/5)

[Policy Center for the New South @PolicyCenterNS]

This week marks the start of the #COP28🌱 in Dubai, setting a new agenda for #climate change discussions, our Senior Fellow L. Jaidi & @FafaZarkik along w/ @AMedinil have previously shared their analysis on this year's edition through their joint paper:
https://t.co/qIwJ3Pqimt

[DEVE Committee Press @EP_Development]

On Tuesday, @EP_Development MEPs will also host a public hearing on the EU-Africa Strategy, featuring:

- @GavasMikaela of @CGDev
- @IFADPresident
- @mitchnan
- @AdeoluwaAdeniyi of @ECDPM
- and others

📰Programme: https://t.co/f7jX2t6dSN

📺Livestream: https://t.co/vHSEju4KRH

[ECDPM 🔎 🌍 @ECDPM]

#NEW

Multilateral debt reform has been slow since the pandemic

🌱But debt-for-nature swaps are emerging as a unique tool to combine financial and climate action

@kar_karaki @AMedinil @SanBilal1 propose 3 ways to scale them up in developing countries

👉https://t.co/NbSe7Oho5P

[ECDPM 🔎 🌍 @ECDPM]

🗓️17 October

Join the Chief Science Officer @MinBZ, @dirkjankoch, for the Brussels launch of his book 'Foreign aid and its unintended consequences' in our office

Register for an in-person discussion on the book's findings 👉https://t.co/fJ51NSUQeE

@marielladc @BruceByiers

[Alfonso Medinilla @AMedinil]

Listen to our podcast with @PascalLAMYPPF, @genevieve_pons and @BruceByiers on the need to change the conversation on carbon border adjustments #CBAM, and other EU external climate measures.

[Bruce Byiers @BruceByiers]

1/2 It was a pleasure speaking to @PascalLAMYPPF & @genevieve_pons of @DelorsEurope about the #greentransition in #Africa #CBAM & @EU_Commission climate diplomacy https://t.co/4QE6Ex6YH7 Is there a need for a 'trade-dev-climate triangle forum'? They explain why there is @ecdpm

[Bruce Byiers @BruceByiers]

1/2 It was a pleasure speaking to @PascalLAMYPPF & @genevieve_pons of @DelorsEurope about the #greentransition in #Africa #CBAM & @EU_Commission climate diplomacy https://t.co/4QE6Ex6YH7 Is there a need for a 'trade-dev-climate triangle forum'? They explain why there is @ecdpm

[Alfonso Medinilla @AMedinil]

@bentleyballan @NZpolicylab @PoorvaKarkare @BruceByiers @vobisieorlu @KoDekeyser

[Chatham House Africa @AfricaProg]

@KAS_africa @SheilaKhama @fraumueller_swp @francescaDM_EU @SGahigi @EdStoddardZA @peterhandley3 @H_Bardt @brendan_vickers @anja_berretta @VanessaUshie @PaulAtherley2 How can regional ESG policies be better harmonised to enhance investment practices in strategic minerals sectors?

Session 4 of our conference includes Farai Nyabereka, Balbine Omgba, @VObisieOrlu, Dr Alecia Ndlovu, Djariatou Traore & Christopher Vandome.

https://t.co/bNd6ADerbC

[Vince Chadwick @vchadw]

New on #PostCotonouAgreement :

Yesterday everyone happy Poland agreed to unblock.

Today, Poles send other EU states a statement clarifying how they will interpret references to gender equality and sexual and reproductive health.

[ECDPM 🔎 🌍 @ECDPM]

🌍🌡️This week, we're sharing our work from the first half of 2023 related to climate👇

What is the state of play on the climate debate between EU-Africa?

@PoorvaKarkare @AMedinil @Hanne_Tweets
@KoDekeyser analysed the status quo

👉https://t.co/gT6lNu7gwd

[ECDPM 🔎 🌍 @ECDPM]

🌍🌡️This week, we're sharing our work from the first half of 2023 related to climate👇

How can African countries navigate the competing demands of global climate action and economic development?

Read @BruceByiers @AMedinil & @kar_karaki's analysis

👉https://t.co/btTj93WB9t

[Poorva Karkare @PoorvaKarkare]

1/5 In our paper @AMedinil and I look at green (energy) transition. As the EU/Africa try to catch up in green tech/industrialisation, the EU arguably has a strategic interest in Africa's economic development as it seeks resource partnerships in the continent.

[TradeMark Africa @TradeMarkAfrica]

Which way #Africa?
#GoGreen? or #NoGreen?
We will be at #2023IGW leading an informative & provocative discussion on dilemmas faced in achieving greener economic develop't pathways 4 Africa. An illustrious panel awaits #GlobalAfrica /1🧵
🗓️ 30 April 2023
⏲️10.00am-12.00pm EAT

[Bruce Byiers @BruceByiers]

@ECDPM 's @AMedinil will stimulate the panel on how African countries can navigate global climate action & econ dev ambitions Paper here: https://t.co/fIAwEjRldg @kar_karaki @TradeMarkAfrica @PascalLAMYPPF
@NLinKenya @daveghbeer @GovernorMvurya #2023IGW @Mo_IbrahimFdn See below

[Hanne Louise Knaepen @Hanne_Tweets]

Listen to @Glada_Lahn and me discussing the geopolitical and security consequences of #climatechange! Thank you @WIISBrussels for the conversation!! @ECDPM @ChathamHouse @Cascades_EU

[Alfonso Medinilla @AMedinil]

Une discussion TRÈS importante sur la 'crise oubliée' de la dette publique. Des propositions concrètes pour lier dette et climat. Avec mon brillant collègue
@kar_karaki et @AdamJeanPaul 🤝 @ECDPM @IIED @ECA_OFFICIAL
Réservez votre place ici: https://t.co/sP3Il69NXu

[Poorva Karkare @PoorvaKarkare]

#EU ambitions in and of themselves are laudable. But given that we live in a global village, perceptions matter, especially when there's talk of double standards and hypocrisy. Time for a rethink? See @ECDPM paper by @AMedinil @KoDekeyser @kar_karaki
https://t.co/O3aPN4cL9u

[Fatih Birol @fbirol]

Africa Energy Outlook is out!

Today 600 million Africans have no access to electricity & nearly 1 billion no access to clean cooking. Solving this requires $25 billion per year from now to 2030 – the same as building one new LNG terminal a year

More: https://t.co/xeefV82AeI