Africa for clean sources of energy
SAfrica: African heads of State advocate the development of solar,
hydraulic, and wind energy to cope with energy needs in the next 20
years.
During the recently closed Sustainable Development Meeting in Burkina
Faso, representatives from six African nations noted that producing such
kind of energy will help reduce the impact of climate change.
The presidents agreed to adopt a common African stance to acquire
efficient transportation means that reduce emissions of greenhouse
gases.
The Burkina Faso forum was attended by Presidents Yayi Boni, Benin;
Blaise Campoare, Burkina Faso; Denis Sassou N Guesso, Republic of Congo;
Francois Bozize, Central African Republic; Amadou Toumani Toure, Mali;
and Faure Gnassingbe, Togo.
Regarding unfavourable effects of climate change, Africa has
announced that during the Copenhagen Summit in Denmark, it will urge
rich nations to compensate them for having altered their ecosystems.
According to the African Union’s official estimates, the African
continent needs about 65 billion dollars annually to fund programs to
abate climate change.
The president of Burkina Faso, also African spokesman at the Denmark
meeting, said the greatest industrialized pollutants must contribute
most to reduce gas emissions harmful to human health. Ouagadougou,
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