🌍 The World Bank, African Development Bank and many Heads of State are gathered in Tanzania this week, to discuss how to connect 300m Africans to electricity by 2030
Public finance has a role & responsibility to ensure that #Mission300 supports a just transition to reliable #RenewableEnergy for all
Public finance has a role & responsibility to ensure that #Mission300 supports a just transition to reliable #RenewableEnergy for all
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Many of #Mission300’s target countries are oil & gas exporters, and have already endorsed fossil gas as a 'transition fuel'.
This will lock Africa into a fossil-dependent future instead of leapfrogging to clean, reliable & accessible renewable energy.
The World Bank & African Development Bank must prioritise people's needs, to deliver debt-free #CleanEnergy to even the hardest to reach communities.
#DebtJustice