Cost of cleaning up African refineries estimated at $16bn


Issue 444 - 26 Aug 2021 | 1 minute read

African nations need to spend $15.7bn to curb refinery emissions and meet climate-change targets, according to the African Refiners and Distributors Association (Arda). It said governments should focus on reducing sulphur levels in petroleum products because the consumption of fossil fuels on the continent will rise quickly in the coming decades, even as the supply of clean energy expands.

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