GEC at COP27: Ambitions for All

Faced with a growing energy crisis, extreme weather events, and food insecurity, it is more important than ever to mobilize governments, finance, and civil society to combat the devastating effects of climate change and devise solutions for people and the planet.

At COP27, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center (GEC) engaged in interviews, high-level events, and quick takes with public- and private-sector leaders in Sharm el Sheikh to explore how energy can empower ideas and creative solutions that achieve net-zero ambitions while ensuring energy access for all regions.

Scroll and click through the carousel below to read perspectives from the Global Energy Center’s experts:

In the lead-up to COP27, the GEC, Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, and USAID’s Power Africa hosted a discussion to highlight opportunities to support US and African business partnerships to increase energy access in line with net-zero goals.

Online Event Wed, November 2, 2022 • 9:30 am ET

COP27 and beyond: Leveraging US-African business partnerships to accelerate clean energy deployment

The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, Africa Center, and USAID’s Power Africa host a discussion to highlight opportunities to support US and African business partnerships to increase energy access in line with net-zero goals in Africa.

Africa Energy & Environment Energy Transitions General Africa

For more information on GEC at COP27: Ambitions for All programming, please contact Kathryn Kenney at kkenney@atlanticcouncil.org.

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