A COMMENTARY ON THE GEOPOLITICS OF THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY & GLOBAL ECONOMIC DECARBONISATION
HIGHLIGHTS OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS IN THE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND EUROPEAN UNION REGIONS
A report on ‘The Global, Regional and National Perspective of Geopolitical Impacts of Decarbonisation’ focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa and the EU was documented in March 2022. However, since its completion, major global, regional and to a lesser degree national events in the extractives and energy sectors have reshaped the geopolitics of trade in the sectors’ energy transition and impacted the quest to decarbonise global economies, as envisioned at COP15. The developments have impacted (1) policies to do with fossil fuels as the main contributor to carbon emissions and the global energy mix, (2) demand for and security of supply for minerals deemed critical minerals for decarbonisation, (3) regional and national policies or strategies for a transition to clean energy, (4) bilateral and regional partnership strategies for securing the supply of critical minerals and (5) global priorities, debates, and negotiations towards decarbonisation. Therefore, contained in this report are highlights of major developments and the impacts of the developments on policies and geopolitical developments in Sub-Saharan Africa and the European Union.
