POWER PEOPLE PLANET CAROLINE KENDE-ROBB Executive Director, Africa Progress Panel

POWER TO THE PEOPLE Africa’s energy imperative

LIGHTS OUT FOR EDUCATION: THE SHARE OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITHOUT ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY IN SELECTED COUNTRIES (2012)

THE RISING TIDE OF DISADVANTAGE: THE NUMBER OF AFRICANS LACKING ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY IS RISING

AFRICA’S OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD ON CLIMATE

RECOMMENDATIONS: AFRICAN LEADERS Demonstrate greater leadership and ambition in energy and climate Ensure universal access to energy by 2030 Finance the ambition Deepen regional cooperation to create an integrated African grid Power up Africa’s agriculture sector Use national climate plans to chart desired energy transition Put the African climate vision into action Drive innovation and deliver Seize the opportunity to “leapfrog” to renewable-friendly regulations Adopt new models of planned urbanization Pull the plug on waste and corruption Redirect the US$21 billion spent annually on subsidies Increase the transparency of energy utilities End tax evasion and stem illicit revenue flows

RECOMMENDATIONS: THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY Demonstrate leadership on reducing emissions Raise the level of ambition at the Paris Climate Summit Align policies with commitments and phase out fossil-fuel subsidies Deliver the finance Overhaul the climate-finance architecture Seize the Addis opportunity Unlock private finance Boost the energy focus of multilateral institutions Rethink adaptation Act collectively to combat global corruption and advance transparency Advance transparency in energy Redouble efforts to combat tax evasion

RECOMMENDATIONS: PRIVATE INVESTORS AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES Demand an ambitious Paris climate agreement Play a leadership role in the global transparency movement Review risk assessments and invest responsibly in Africa