AFRICAN MINISTERS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LOOK TO GROW GREEN ENERGY
November 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AFRICA'S under-resourced green energy sector should be the focus of investment efforts to develop the continent without inflating carbon emissions, a meeting of African ministers and business representatives has concluded. An Expert Roundtable on Boosting Energy Investment and Carbon Finance in Africa was staged by the OECD and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) organisation.
*www.oecd.org/daf/investment/africa
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AFRICA'S under-resourced green energy sector should be the focus of investment efforts to develop the continent without inflating carbon emissions, a meeting of African ministers and business representatives has concluded. An Expert Roundtable on Boosting Energy Investment and Carbon Finance in Africa was staged by the OECD and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) organisation.
*www.oecd.org/daf/investment/africa
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