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Africa’s Energy Future Demands Investment Over Ideology, Industry Leaders Assert

African energy leaders are pushing back against narratives keeping oil and gas resources underground while millions experience energy poverty. The chamber advocates for pragmatic policies and investment partnerships to drive energy development and industrialization across Africa.

Investment Priority Over Ideological Debates

According to reports from the recent African Energy Week in Cape Town, energy advocacy groups are emphasizing practical investment solutions over ideological debates regarding Africa’s energy future. The African Energy Chamber has reportedly rejected narratives suggesting oil and gas resources should remain untapped while energy poverty affects millions across the continent.

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Wildfire Carbon Emissions Surge 9% as Climate Crisis Intensifies Global Blazes

Carbon emissions from extreme wildfires increased by 9% last year, reaching the sixth highest level on record according to new research. Climate change is intensifying fire conditions globally, with devastating blazes across South America, Canada, and Africa causing massive environmental damage and loss of life.

Record Wildfire Emissions Linked to Climate Crisis

Carbon emissions from extreme wildfires increased by 9% last year to reach the sixth highest level on record, according to a comprehensive global report. The analysis indicates that intense fast-spreading fires devastated huge swathes of South America’s rainforests, dry forests, and wetlands while decimating Canada’s northern forests, significantly pushing up levels of damaging greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.