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LEAP-RE member Emanula Colombo wrote an article in ESI Africa: "Africa’s energy tales in a post-COVID-19 world"

LEAP-RE member Emanula Colombo wrote an article in ESI Africa: “Africa’s energy tales in a post-COVID-19 world”

LEAP-RE member Emanula Colombo wrote an article in ESI Africa: "Africa’s energy tales in a post-COVID-19 world"

Emanuela Colombo, Professor from the Department of Energy and Rector’s Delegate to Cooperation and Development at Politecnico di Milano, one of LEAP-RE’s partner, wrote an article that has been published on ESI Africa magazine.

The article analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 emergency on the energy sector in the African continent. It is available online and in the ESI Africa Issue 1-2021.

Africa’s energy tales in a post-COVID-19 world

“In 2020, the story of Africa’s energy progress took a turn for the worse and without concerted effort, this tale could have a surprising twist where cross-sectorial policies and investment play leading characters.

Energy is the lifeblood of society; so much so, that an insufficient and unsustainable energy supply can represent a threat to long term and equitable socio-economic development at both regional and national level. Simultaneously, the energyclimate- development nexus requires a good balance between the exploitation of resources and their use for human activity.”

Read the full article on ESI >>

LEAP-RE is dedicated to advancing sustainable energy technologies and promoting their widespread adoption through innovative research and development. The partnership operates within the framework of science diplomacy, bringing African and European governments together around shared objectives in science and technology. LEAP-RE fosters a cooperative ecosystem through joint funding calls, institutional twinning, peer-to-peer exchange, capacity-building activities, stakeholder forums, and an online knowledge-sharing platform

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