Economy
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When is a policy not a policy? The curious case of the hollow JET-P
If Just Energy Transition Partnerships don’t serve the interests of developing countries or the West, whose purposes do they serve? If something looks like ... -
The AfDB’s $61bn initiative will transform agriculture but for whom?
The one-size-fits-all Dakar II plan risks sacrificing biodiversity and smallholders for the sake of private interests. There is an alternative. Launched early last year, ... -
How a shipping carbon tax could help Africa build climate resilient trade
Pricing the emissions of the international shipping industry could raise $100 billion/yr. With Africa disproportionately affected by climate change and its impacts worsening other ... -
Peril or prosperity? The risks facing Mozambique’s long-awaited gas boom
From conflict and long deferred revenues to falling gas demand, there are many reasons to believe Mozambique’s LNG deal has become a liability. Ever ... -
The South must unite to end debt and shape a new economic order
The inequities of the global financial system have changed little for decades. What’s new, with the climate crisis, is the urgency of fixing them. ... -
Is Italy’s $6bn plan for Africa just PR-friendly neocolonialism?
The Mattei Plan was drawn up without any input from African leaders and is named after the controversial founder of Italy’s fossil fuels major. ...