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Africa’s Energy Policy — Virtue Signaling vs Reality
Africa’s 1.4 billion people are at a critical crossroads. They can accept Western ideology and mandates, or they can build their economy and rescue their habitats and create a sustainable life for all who live there. Today, people in Africa are trading their future for handouts and incentives that are so short-sided they will lead to economic and environmental ruin. Let’s first understand the problem before we talk about solutions.
The problem
The problem is that people in the West have become convinced that there is a fundamental energy trilemma:
This is unfortunate, because as I show throughout this website, CO2 has nothing to do with the earth’s climate. If you don’t believe that, which I understand, there are many many resources here to help you.
https://www.netzerowatch.com/content/uploads/2023/10/Hill-Africas-burning-problem.pdf
https://www.netzerowatch.com/africas-burning-issue-charcoal-and-the-loss-of-forest/
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/11/08/electric-vehicles-and-africa-no-place-for-rich-boys-toys/
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/50689/carbon-offsets-net-zero-greenwashing-scam/
Scarcity economics
Gov't digital identity
Personal ESG score
Carbon passports
15-minute cities
Rolling blackouts
Travel restrictions
No meat for you, but bugs are okay
Censorship
Spending restrictions
A digital caste system