Should Countries Fire Sell their Oil & Gas Assets? Addressing the Mis-Conceptions Surrounding the Continued Role of Fossil Fuels in the Energy Transition Era

Victoria R. Nalule, Xiaoyi (Shawn) Mu

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Abstract

Access to modern energy such as electricity is key in the economic development of any country, and yet over 600 million people remain with no access to electricity in developing countries. It is true that both renewable energy and fossil fuels are key in the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development (UN SDG) Goal 7 and Goal 1 on energy access and poverty eradication respectively. However, the current global efforts to transition to a low carbon economy, and tackle climate change as stipulated in the SDG 13 and the 2015 Paris Agreement, have created a lot of tension on fossil fuel developments in recent years. This commentary article is presented as a question and answer session aimed at addressing the misconceptions surrounding the achievement of SDG 7 and SDG 13 in this energy transition era. The paper is of interest to oil producing countries. The article follows the various questions raised by policymakers during an online seminar delivered by both the authors entitled, ‘Fossil Fuels in the Energy Transition Era’.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)432-440
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy
Volume11
Issue number2
Early online date30 Oct 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Mar 2021

Keywords

  • clean energy technology: Sustainable Development
  • Climate Change
  • Energy Access
  • Energy Transitions

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Law
  • Development

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