Climate Change and Conflict: Africa's Renewable Energy Paradox

The African continent is faced with an extremely difficult energy ‘trilemma’ – the largely underdeveloped bloc needs to find a way to manage its energy production and imports in a way that balances sufficient and reliable energy with affordability and sustainability. Achieving all three of these essential axes is extremely difficult, particularly in the short timeline African leaders are faced with.  Africa has some of the most underdeveloped energy grids on the planet, and is simultaneously facing the world’s biggest…