De-Carbonizing Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Greenhouse gas emissions in Sub-Saharan African countries are
comparatively low today but have been growing rapidly. The projected
continued economic and population growth as well as a shift towards more
carbon-intensive fuels might accelerate this trend. This project aims
to identify low-carbon transformation pathways for Sub-Saharan Africa in
three dimensions: (i) take stock of the challenges to
climate-compatible socio-economic development; (ii) analyze appropriate
climate policies to control future emission growth; (iii) investigate
the political economy of the policies in country-specific contexts.
Publications
Project start:
01. November 2018
Project end:
30. April 2022
Project staff:
Prof. Dr. Jörg Peters,
Dr. Maximiliane Sievert,
Julian Rose
Project partners:
Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change,
German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Principal:
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung