Nyambe added that that getting the right financial support at the U.N. Because how do you transform without capacity, finance and technology?" He said any emissions targets “should be accompanied by resources. I think as Africa we should not give in to the pressure given our circumstances,” Nyambe said, referring to Africa's lack of financing and growing infrastructure needs. "There is pressure for the net zero by 2050. Tree-planting projects have sprung up across the continent, such as in Lufasi Park in Nigeria or Mozambique’s mangrove restoration projects, mostly from private investors looking to counterbalance their own polluting activities.īut experts say local governments are not yet able to invest the required funding for such large carbon-absorbing projects. To achieve “net zero”, countries would need to dramatically cut down their greenhouse gas emissions while offsetting the remainder with projects that suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. China hopes to achieve the net zero goal by 2060, and India by 2070.Īfrica already emits far less carbon dioxide than other continents or individual nations, accounting for just 3% to 4% of emissions despite being home to nearly 17% of the world's population, said James Murombedzi, who heads the Africa Climate Policy Centre.
and in Europe who are responsible for a larger share of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, are looking to achieve “net zero" emissions by 2050. Many nations, particularly developed countries like the U.S. “We have different capacities and responsibilities,” Nyambe said, adding that Africa could, for example, be given up to 100 years to transition away from dirty fuels. The Horn and east of Africa are suffering from ongoing and devastating drought which has left populations with little food and water, while southern nations are battered by deadly cyclones with growing frequency. He said that while a just transition is “good", he urged the need to be "realistic” about expectations for African nations as the continent is also trying to develop infrastructure with fewer resources, while already dealing with the effects of a warming climate.Īfrica is particularly vulnerable to climate change, with little resources to adapt to hotter and drier temperatures in some areas and extreme downpours in others. RpnxsdtRBf - Alex Macheras August 18, 2022Īviation analyst Alex Macheras described the incident as ‘deeply concerning’, and later said that “pilot fatigue is nothing new, and continues to pose one of the most significant threats to air safety - internationally.Africa needs longer timeframes and more financial resources to move towards clean energy if it still wants to meet its social and economic growth goals, Harsen Nyambe, the director of sustainable environment and blue economy division at the African Union, told the Associated Press. The aircraft’s autopilot disconnected when it flew past runway 25L still at F元70, and the disconnect wailer then woke up the crew, who maneuvered the aircraft for a safe landing on runway 25L.ĭeeply concerning incident at Africa’s largest airline - Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 #ET343 was still at cruising altitude of 37,000ft by the time it reached destination Addis Ababa Why hadn’t it started to descend for landing? Both pilots were asleep. “The aircraft continued past the top of descent maintaining F元70 and continued along the FMC route set up for an approach to runway 25L without descending,” the Aviation Herald reported.Īir Traffic Control (ATC) attempted to contact the crew numerous times but without success. It was noted that something was amiss when the plane failed to descend for landing.
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