(Wednesday, 12 October 2011, Oslo)--Some 1.4 billion people around the world are devoid of electric power while 2.7 billion others utilize harmful traditional energy sources
The Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) that was held on 11 October 2011 in Norway, Oslo aimed to ensure energy for those underprivileged communities in developing nations through providing financial support.
The Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) that was held on 11 October 2011 in Norway, Oslo aimed to ensure energy for those underprivileged communities in developing nations through providing financial support.
The one held on 12 October in Denmark, Copenhagen aimed to spur green growth by exploring, demonstrating and stimulating better public-private collaboration.
The success story of Ethiopia, which has set up its speedy economic development on green growth, was repeatedly exemplified at both forums.
At both forums, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi shared Ethiopia’s experience in green growth with participants.
Green growth is not a matter of choice but of necessity for Africa, he told the participants. Though power provision is only about ensuring social justice, Africa is yet to do so due to problems related to finance, infrastructure and execution capacity.
The private sector should play an important role in the power supply sector while governments must take the leading role in the efforts to provide power for the needy at reasonable prices, Meles said.
That is what is also happening in Ethiopia which is striving to increase its clean renewable energy supply by fivefold in five years, he said. The nation is working towards zero carbon emission by 2025.
Having noted that the currently 7 billion world population would reach 9 billion after 30 years, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said sustained development would be unthinkable without adequate renewable energy supply.
He praised the ongoing renewable energy development activities in Ethiopia and Kenya as exemplary endeavors to ensuring pollution-free power supply and sustained green growth.
Source: ERTA News
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