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The Energy Africa Needs to Develop and Fight Climate Change
Provided by: TED |Published on: June 1, 2022
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- In this TED Talk, Rose Mutiso, an energy researcher and thought leader from Kenya, explains why Africa's energy needs must be prioritized when using what's left of the world's carbon budget.
- She describes the problem of energy inequality and the responsibility that Western countries have to take the lead on decarbonization while allowing developing countries to adapt and prosper.
Subjects: Economics, Civics
Authors: Rose M. Mutiso
Region: Africa
Languages: English
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- This video highlights how climate change has disproportionately affected people in developing countries, and the responsibility that developed countries have to focus on equity.
- The video provides a transcript and subtitles that are available in many languages.
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- Before watching the video, consider having students highlight words they do not know or understand on a copy of the transcript and go over any new vocabulary.
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- Civics or economics classes could use this video as part of an investigation on climate justice and to learn about the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Related resources include this speech by Greta Thunberg and this course about climate equity.
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