E-Mobility in Low-Income Countries in Africa: Finance, Governance, and Equity
Published: January 2022
Main topic: Climate change, Mitigation
Study countrie(s): Africa
Written by: Sustainable Mobility for All
Study type: Research report
In November 2022, the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt). COP27 will provide a unique opportunity to respond to the needs of Africa, including climate finance, adaptation, losses, and damage. These issues are important to Africa and other regions in the Global South, because they are disproportionately affected by climate change.
This paper seeks to contribute to the ongoing discussion on the just transition toward sustainable mobility in the Global South, covering decarbonization, electromobility (E-mobility), and climate finance. It builds on a discussion paper put forward for COP26 by the Sustainable Mobility for All (SuM4All) Partnership with the Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) and the High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme (HVT), which examined E-mobility from the perspective of low-income countries (LICs).
Based on a review of the academic and gray literature related to E-mobility, energy, policy, and finance, and interviews and surveys of key African transport stakeholders, this paper explores the challenges and opportunities of E-mobility in 23 LICs in Africa.
Three key areas were considered: (i) the relevance of E-mobility to African LICs, (ii) fairness and governance, and (iii) cost and finance.
