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18th World Energy Congress21-25 October, 2001
Buenos Aires - Argentina
Energy and Climate Change:
The Challenges of the Kyoto Protocol and Prospects for Africa
Dr Youba SOKONA
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54 Rue Carnot, Dakar, SENEGAL
Tel.: 221-8225983/8222496; Fax: 221-8217595
Email: [email protected]; www.enda.sn/energie
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CONTEXT AND OPPORTUNITIES
Diverse Energy Resources Huge Unmet Demands for Modern Fuels & Electricity Much of Future Infrastructure not yet Designed of
Built Few Established Energy System to Protect or to
Absorb into New Strategies Regional Cooperation and Market Reform in Progress Scarcity in Abundance
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ENERGY CHALLENGES
Development of Fossil Fuel Sources Role and Place of Renewable Energy Meeting Growing Urban Needs Widening Rural Energy Access Regional Co-operation and Trade Energy–Environment–Development Nexus
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CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES
Very Low GHG Emissions in Short and Mid-terms Wide Range of Technological Choices Particular Vulnerability to Adverse Impacts of Climate
Change Heavily Dependant on Natural Resources (Biomass for
Energy) Integrating Local and Global Environmental Issues Revisit Development Strategies from New Perspective
(Sustainable Development)
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THE KYOTO PROTOCOL CALLS FOR
A Move Toward Low Carbon Intensive Systems New Forms of North-South Co-operation (CDM) New and Additional Financial Assistance for
DCs Climate Friendly Technology Transfer Capacity Building Increase Resilience of DCs to Cope with
Adverse Impacts of Climate Change
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THE BASIC TRADE-OFFS FOR AFRICA
How to Establish and Expand Energy Systems which are: Socially Equitable Economically Viable Environmentally Sound and Institutionally Coherent
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KYOTO-BUENOS AIRES & THE BONN AGREEMENT?
A Landmark for the Kyoto Process Compromise Between Conflicting Wide Range
of Interests Significant Achievement from Emission
Trading perspectives and CDM in Particular A First Step in a Complex Long Term Issue
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CDM IN BONN AGREEMENT CONTEXT
The Size of the Market will be much Smaller than Projected
Small Demand for CDM Projects Concentration of Projects in few Countries with
Adequate Infrastructure Limited Opportunity for Low and Mid-Income
DCs to Participate to the Game
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TO CONCLUDE
Energy & CC Equation in Africa is a Headache and the Prospects for Adequate Solution will Depend on: Political Will Successful Outcome of COP7 and Subsequent
Negotiations Real Capacity Building and Capacity Retention Technology Transfer Financial Resources