Let's Talk About Energy

From Barbados to Brazil - the plan to deliver clean energy for all in the global south | Recorded live at the SEforALL Global Forum 2025


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COP 30 in Belem, Brazil, is on the horizon. One of the key themes is climate finance, with trillions needed to deploy clean energy in Africa and Latin America.

Joseph Nganga, Special Envoy for Mission 300, sits down with Elizabeth Wangeci Chege to discuss the ambitious goal of bringing clean and sustainable electricity to 300 million people by 2030. They talk about the power of collaboration - between governments, financial institutions, and young innovators - to drive real change. The Dar es Salaam Declaration on Energy is a key example of this collaboration; it's shaping commitments across Africa. What does it involve and how much money needs to flow to the continent?

Plus, with COP30 on the horizon, Nigel Topping joins the show to shed light on the key summits and global forums paving the way for a cleaner, more connected future. Nigel is the founder of Ambition Loop and a former UN Climate Champion for COP26. He talks about the technology we have available already to accelerate the energy transition, and why the only barrier left is finance. "The more you build, the more you learn, the cheaper they get", says Nigel.

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