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Safeguarding Africa's Future: The Imperative of Climate Justice.
In Partnership with Africa Finance Corporation and Invest Africa Ltd.
A highly successful finale event of our Africa series at Capital Club Dubai.

An amazing lineup of diverse expert speakers shared a candid and in-depth understanding of the great continent, as Africa determines its own narrative! Watch out for the video insights.

◾ Kola Karim, Group Managing Director/CEO, Shoreline Energy International
◾ George Shenouda, Africa Lead, Development & Investment, Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company)
◾ Hanan Bakr, CFA-ESG,H2 Expert, Head of Private Sector Engagement, COP28 UAE
◾ Ashish Ranjan, CTO Wind, Infinity Power
◾ Amadou Wadda, Senior Director, Project Development & Technical Solutions, Africa Finance Corporation
◾ Moderator: Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Director & Head of Financial Services, Africa Finance Corporation

Today, over 3 billion people – 80% of them in Africa – live in energy poverty, while the world's wealthiest 5% consume more energy than the poorest half of the global population combined.

As the international community places mounting pressure on Africa to transition to clean energy alternatives, the continent is grappling with daunting energy challenges, with approximately 600 million Africans lacking access to electricity and 900 million without clean cooking fuels and technologies.

The expert speakers discussed the structural barriers hindering Africa's just energy transition, along with investment opportunities that lie therewithin - from renewables to energy storage and grid infrastructure to climate finance and carbon trading.