Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stressed on Thursday in Brasilia Morocco’s commitment to decarbonizing its economy, a policy in line with the energy and digital transitions taking place in Africa.
“Several African countries have comprehensive plans to renew their energy mixes, and are very interested in bioenergy. Countries such as South Africa, Morocco and Kenya are committed to decarbonizing their economies”, stressed Lula in a speech delivered at a ceremony marking Africa Day and the closing of the seminar “Brazil-Africa: relaunching partnerships”.
Africa, he added, “is at the heart of the energy and digital transitions. Like South America, the African continent has large reserves of critical minerals, such as lithium and cobalt, which will play a strategic role” in these areas.
For him, the African continent is the world’s lowest emitter of greenhouse gases. “However, it continues to face the most perverse consequences of global warming, such as droughts, floods, fires and cyclones”, according to the Brazilian head of State.
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