154. African Clean Energy Access: Why Gas Cannot Be The Future Africa Chooses with Rachel Kyte

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we talk about the impacts of living through a global energy crisis while living through a climate crisis.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inflation is running at 10% in most major economies, the highest in decades. This is driven primarily by the cost of food and energy. And while most of us are aware of higher prices at the pump and on energy bills, today we focus on the hardest place it is hitting: Africa.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since 2019, 4% of Africans have lost access to affordable energy, undoing a decade of gains.  And with a desire in the Global North to get off of Russian Gas, there is higher demand for gas, and therefore pushing more and more people out of the ability to afford it. This week in response, African Ministers made the case for expanding gas production in Africa, amidst a climate crisis.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So that’s the setup for this week’s discussion - we bring in Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University to argue the case on how to move forward out of this complicated situation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And be sure to stick around ‘til the end for a brand new tune from Carmody titled, “Mother.”</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enjoy the show!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christiana + Tom’s book</span> <a href= "https://globaloptimism.com/the-future-we-choose/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">‘The Future We Choose’</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is available now!</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/#join"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-w