Some 3.8 billion people across 72 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East live under a ‘green power gap’, representing a ‘window of opportunity’ for philanthropy to step in, according to a new report published by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Countries outside Europe and North America must deploy 8,700 terawatt hours (TWh) of clean power by 2050 – ‘twice the United States’ annual generation – in order to leapfrog from more traditional, costly, and inefficient power systems into a future of energy abundance,’ says the report.
‘The fate of 3.8 billion people’s lives and the planet itself will depend on whether we can close the Green Power Gap,’ said Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation.
‘History makes clear that people and countries will pursue opportunity regardless of the climate consequences. The only way to achieve the world’s climate goals is scaling solutions and mobilising the capital needed to ensure 3.8 billion people have enough clean electricity to lift up their lives and livelihoods,’ he added.
Of the seventy-two countries analysed in the report, 68 fall below the Modern Energy Minimum (MEM), defined as having an average annual per capita usage of less than 1,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) needed to lift people out of poverty, create jobs, and drive economic development.
‘While an energy transition is already taking hold in many advanced and emerging markets, far too many people in Africa are being left behind,’ said William Asiko, vice president and head of The Rockefeller Foundation’s Africa office.
‘The good news is that we are seeing big and bold ambitions emerge, such as the recent commitment by the World Bank and the African Development Bank to electrify 300 million Africans by 2030,’ he added.
Shafi Musaddique is the news editor at Alliance Magazine.
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