Recently elected Kenyan President William Ruto made the case Tuesday that while Africa is more vulnerable to the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis than other regions despite having done the least to cause it, “the continent has the opportunity to lead the world and show that we do not need to destroy the climate to prosper.””The global transition to clean energy is now more urgent than ever.””We have immense potential for renewable energy, and this abundance of wind and solar energy can power the development of Africa,” Ruto wrote in a Guardian opinion piece. “Rather than trudging in the fossil fuel footsteps of those who went before, we can leapfrog this dirty energy and embrace the benefits of clean power.””Kenya is home to the world’s largest wind farm and our electricity supply is already 92% renewable, with 74% of our overall energy use powered by clean energy,” wrote Ruto, who…
Kenyan President Says ‘Wind and Solar Energy Can Power the Development of Africa’
