CLIMATE CHANGE CALLS AND AFRICA`S NEEDS
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Ndaba Sibanda (Zimbabwe)
The
realist called them CCC, an acronym for
Climate
Change Calls, sweet-sounding words
In
the face of a man-made climate change crisis
The
claimant claimed he would speedily reduce
The
use of fossil fuels, of unclean energy sources,
He
talked about the glory of the green
energy,
The
use of renewable energy sources:
Wind
power, solar power and biomass,
Of
net zero emission transport sectors,
Of
cleaner technologies and electric cars,
But
the pragmatist told him to balance the drive
For
the green agenda with Africa`s energy needs,
He
reminded the claimant that the continent
Contributed
least to global emissions yet is most
At
risk from a heating planet, a troubled earth,
He
pointed out that Africa struggles with energy
Poverty,
with a number of Sub-Saharan Africans