One of the points often made about the unfolding climate crisis and efforts to contain the greenhouse gas emissions widely blamed for it is that the burden of responsibility should not fall on poor countries. Such countries, with a heavy reliance on agriculture, often of the subsistence variety, are seen as the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Industrialised economies, by contrast, owe their affluence in part to decades of fossil fuel usage which powered their development.
To that end, Standard Bank said: “To be eligible for direct finance, coal-fired power plants must meet maximum emission and plant size parameters that are linked to the level of development of the country in question.” IDA countries are extremely poor – in 2019, the threshold was a gross national income per capita of under $1,145.
Standard Bank also said that aside from minimum eligibility requirements, “direct finance of new coal-fired power generation in African economies requires enhanced due diligence” which will include assessments of power generation alternatives to coal.
Well done Standard bank. The poorest nations need the cheapest most reliable power to help kick start their economies
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