Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/174869 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Discussion Papers No. 2018-15
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
Focusing on critical aspects of infrastructure, such as energy, this paper argues that African countries, and African cities in particular, need infrastructure that advances both basic needs and industrialization, and avoids a lock-in of unsustainable, high-carbon technologies. G20 countries can promote and support quality of life in African countries by: (1) aligning and cementing the G20 Agenda for Africa with African initiatives, SDGs and the Paris Agreement, (2) mitigating economic risks of climate change through supporting low carbon development pathways in Africa, (3) creating and enabling a level playing field for low carbon technologies, which includes integrated strategies for derisking renewable energy investments, and (4) supporting smart and sustainable urban planning.
Subjects: 
sustainable development
climate policy
Africa
JEL: 
Q01
Q54
H23
R11
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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