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Africa’s Great Carbon Valley — and How to End Energy Poverty | James Irungu Mwangi | TED

Our lives depend on curbing climate change, but so many priorities seem to be in competition. What’s the most urgent thing humanity can do right now? Social entrepreneur James Irungu Mwangi tells us why Africa could be the ideal home for scaling the latest and most ambitious climate technologies — including in places like Kenya’s…

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Our lives depend on curbing climate change, but so many priorities seem to be in competition. What’s the most urgent thing humanity can do right now? Social entrepreneur James Irungu Mwangi tells us why Africa could be the ideal home for scaling the latest and most ambitious climate technologies — including in places like Kenya’s Hell’s Gate National Park, which could become part of what he calls the “Great Carbon Valley.”

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    July 16, 2022 at 8:25 am

    I love the idea of a strong Africa being our climate vanguard! Hopefully it will also mean more side investments and more basic wealth and wellness for the African peoples 😎👍

    • Pepijn

      July 16, 2022 at 12:18 pm

      We’re all in this together! So the more countries actively pitch in what they can the better.
      And it will be an industry, so there are opportunities for economic growth.
      Hopefully care will be taken however and have changes be gradual (even though it needs to be ramped up to a massive scale), since too drastic action without taking local politics and economy in account could result in similar situations to Sri Lanka.
      Therefore I think an adjusted global climate tax on countries, to pool in wealth to fund projects. In order to balance out inequality could be helpful to to spread responsibilities and increase opportunity.

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      Why do you love that idea?

    • Dr. Ricco Lindner

      July 18, 2022 at 4:31 am

      @Turtle because it could bring Africa money to realize that and if done right extra money for the respective country. Carbon capture will be much to energy hungry to be easily done in Europe or US. I only hope that they don’t expand it to much in Africa to ruin their soil and not allowing African countries to earn money with it to compensate for the fact that they offer to the work and risk associated with such projects that should be taken by the industrial countries themselves. But if we don’t reduce Carbon (emissions) we are doomed anyways, Africa first. Though I am also afraid that once the world has some significant Carbon capture capacities they developed countries are even less likely to stop emissions. 😒

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      I don’t need to be more concise, it is just a Youtube comment. The topic is too complex to be put in a few sentences. The speaker is right that Arfica has the necessary energy potential for carbon capture and they may be able to capture a certain amount of CO2 without greater risks for their environment. Still, I am afraid that investors might happily invest to get rid of this topic in their own countries, but try not to invest more than necessary either. So Africa could easily end up again, doing the dirty work and taking all risks if not fighting hard to get additional investments to improve their countries wellfare

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    First and foremost before any investment is done in Africa the issue of corruption needs to be solved! Then we can talk business

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      No country in the world has solved it, why should you hold a double standard to Africa?

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    July 17, 2022 at 1:25 pm

    Man made global warming is a scam. End of story.

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    July 17, 2022 at 11:39 pm

    It’s hard to take someone seriously when they take the IPCC reports so out of context and twist their conclusions to fit a narrative. It gets me wondering what else he is lying or ignorant about.

    • En théo

      July 18, 2022 at 7:53 am

      I had the feeling something is off in his narrative but I’m not versed in this particular case. This looked more like a call for investment more than a real informative TED talk. I could be wrong though.

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    July 18, 2022 at 12:35 am

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    July 18, 2022 at 2:35 am

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    July 18, 2022 at 3:40 am

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  44. En théo

    July 18, 2022 at 7:05 am

    Ok, you convinced me. Since our salvation relies solely on human good faith, I can honestly say we’re doomed and there is nothing we can do about it.

  45. YeahRight Whatever Golden_Fire

    July 18, 2022 at 7:08 am

    And ride the bikes when you come to Hell’s Gate. It’s very beautiful. With lots to explore. And by the end of the day your legs will be very, very sore.
    Don’t get chased by the buffalos at twilight.

  46. Confuscious Puff

    July 18, 2022 at 12:39 pm

    Add windmills to cars
    Convert roads to energy
    Use gravity based magnetic perpetual energy engines
    More water and solar
    Artificial trees
    Clean up the oceans and river and beaches of trash

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    July 18, 2022 at 1:51 pm

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    July 18, 2022 at 1:55 pm

    yeah i dont like ted because they fcked with graham hancock. just saying. i think he´s an awesome guy trying to to his best to help the planet.

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