Mining's role in the African energy transition and what's at stake for Sub-Saharan Africa in COP28?
In a bid to align with the obligation of the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming to well below 2 Degrees Celsius, ideally 1.5 Degrees compared to pre-industrialised levels, more and more countries are introducing strategies to reduce their national emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) over the coming decades. Moreover, the findings from the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published in 2023, show that serious commitments in the reduction of GHGs need to be made as a matter of urgency to keep with the temperature limit. In the wake of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) that will take place in the United Arab Emirates in November 2023, several countries have enacted laws and policies that evidence their commitment to becoming carbon neutral.
