Decarbonization Challenges

high mortality rates. Despite the size of Africa, it is the continent with the least harmful emissions, according to the International Energy Agency’s 2022 reports.

She pointed out that if Africa used all its gas resources, emissions would only increase from 3% to 4% because there are 6 million people who lack access to energy and another million who cannot access clean food.

Efforts must be quadrupled to ensure that they have access to clean energy at a reasonable price, and Africa will continue to exploit all its resources, accelerate energy projects, use clean fuels, and improve the energy mix in the continent to be cleaner and more civil, Abu Zeid stated. She added that the percentage of new and renewable energy in Africa represents 4%, which is the highest in the world.

Abu Zeid pointed out that the main challenges are financing and risk beliefs that increase from data and on the occasion that Egypt has begun to move towards green hydrogen. She also highlighted that eight African countries are about to produce green hydrogen, four African countries are about to produce sustainable jet fuel, and the infrastructure initiative green infrastructure for Africa with private sector enterprises was launched as well.