Growth without emissions? - Is carbon needed for Africa's development goals & economic

As of 2019, eight of the ten countries with the highest share of GDP globally were also among the top ten historic emitters. [...] Renewables alone are not driving decoupling in wealthy countries: coal for gas substitutions and carbon offshoring play a big part The supply of renewable energy has increased among the OECD nations compared to 1990, but in 2019 wind and solar still only accounted for 2.9% OECD: wind & solar of their total energy supply, up from 0.6% in 1990, while hydro still only accounts for 2.3% in 2019. [...] • In 2019, the carbon emissions from products consumed within OECD countries outweighed the total emissions produced within the territory of OECD countries. [...] • Five of the ten countries at the global level with the potential to generate the most energy per solar panel are in Africa: Namibia (1st), Egypt (4th), Lesotho (8th), Libya (9th), Botswana (10th). [...] we need to do to be • According to the IEA, gas should account for half of all fuel supply investment in line with our climate and 10% of newly installed power capacity up until 2030 in Africa, if universal access to modern energy services and the continent's climate targets, what Africa goals are to be achieved.