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Low emission development pathway

Low emission development pathway

The low emission development pathway curbs climate change, creates new economic opportunities and improves the health of human and natural systems.

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This pathway’s focus areas

Promote

Promote

renewable energy and energy efficiency interventions

Accelerate

Accelerate

sustainable energy access and the clean cooking transition

Prioritise

Prioritise

sustainable mobility

They reduce greenhouse gas emissions in all activities, especially in transport, waste and buildings. They aim for carbon neutral infrastructure and operations by mid-century, and usher in a renewable energy era, by committing to 100 percent renewable energy, divesting from fossil fuels and using nature-based solutions. They promote sustainable passenger and freight mobility, prioritize clean fuel policies and electric vehicles from renewable energy, and give priority to people-centered mobility solutions.

Pathway resources

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Finance mechanisms for private sector-led energy access in urban informal settlements: Uganda case study
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Finance mechanisms for private sector-led energy access in urban informal settlements: Uganda case study

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Finance mechanisms for private sector-led energy access in urban informal settlements: Sierra Leone case study
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Finance mechanisms for private sector-led energy access in urban informal settlements: Sierra Leone case study

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Resilience Building For Climate Change And Flooding In Informal Settlements
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Resilience Building For Climate Change And Flooding In Informal Settlements

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Pathway projects

Enabling African Cities for Transformative Energy Access Uganda Scaleup

Enabling African Cities for Transformative Energy Access Uganda Scaleup

Clean cooking access in urban informal settlements
Supporting a Just Transition in Steve Tshwete

Supporting a Just Transition in Steve Tshwete

We are supporting Steve Tshwete Local Municipality with their transition to a low carbon, just and resilient economy.
Smart Energy Solutions for Africa

Smart Energy Solutions for Africa

We provide energy access technologies and replicable business models and generate local opportunities for economic development and social cohesion.

Pathway news updates

ICLEI Africa news roundup 2024
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Newsletters
9 December 2024

ICLEI Africa news roundup 2024

Crucial political leadership in the world’s most vulnerable region
9 December 2024

Crucial political leadership in the world’s most vulnerable region

South Africa’s just transition: The crucial role of local governments
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4 December 2024

South Africa’s just transition: The crucial role of local governments

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