What are the real costs of going green, and who is going to pay the bill? In Part B of our episode on the cost of going green, Jim chats with a panel of mineral economics students from Ghana at the Colorado School of Mines – Eben, John, Rueben and Felix – who help us better understand the challenges of sustainable development from a sub-Saharan Africa perspective. The group discusses perspectives on the energy transition in Ghana, the need for partnership and collaboration between the Global North and South, the African voice in the global conversation on a just transition, the growth of renewables in Africa, and the opportunity in using local resources to promote energy security.

01:40 Panel Interview
46:59 Concluding Remarks

Be sure to check out our last episode, Part A, where we spoke with Brad Handler at the Colorado School of Mines on the topic of private financing – why we’re still investing in fossil fuels, the challenges of redirecting money to developing countries, and the role that Wall Street and industry might play in the energy transition.

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