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Analysing the energy landscape in Africa using cluster analysis: Drivers of renewable energy development
International attention toward energy transition has seen significant growth recently. Each region has focused on some of its aspects according to its own context. Our work focuses on African countries and analyses their energy transition. Our study adds to the literature on energy transition studies by understanding the energy landscape of African countries and identifying similarities and differences between them using a cluster analysis based on a multivariate Euclidean distance measure. Thanks to this measure, we highlighted four clusters. We discuss how these clusters are explained by similar economic, political and cultural factors. The cluster that uses the most RE (Green-Cluster) has low political stability and high foreign direct investment, suggesting that RE can be an opportunity to attract investors and enhance green economic development. Countries of cluster that show high FF consumption (Brown-cluster), have high CO2 emissions but better economic and social situations. Lastly, we proposed diverse policy implications for the different clusters, offering a range of indications aimed at advancing specific Sustainable Development Goals. It is necessary to focus on developing strategies to leverage RE and enhance governance for countries of Green-Cluster. For Brown-cluster, they should accelerate the transition to cleaner energy sources to combat climate change.
期刊介绍:
Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (often governmental) has decided to address issues of energy development including energy conversion, distribution and use as well as reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to climate change mitigation. The attributes of energy policy may include legislation, international treaties, incentives to investment, guidelines for energy conservation, taxation and other public policy techniques.
Energy policy is closely related to climate change policy because totalled worldwide the energy sector emits more greenhouse gas than other sectors.