This was the 7th NIEC conference in Namibia and is one of several that happens annually around the energy development sectors.
The overall impression I got was that there is a growing sense of ‘this might actually happen!’

Climate change has emerged as one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Central to this debate is the role of the hydrocarbon industry – coal, crude oil and natural gas -in contributing significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, hydrocarbons are not the sole culprits in this environmental crisis.

In our earlier blog, we discussed the retreat of major financial institutions from climate alliances like the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). This trend has only intensified, with climate policy becoming increasingly fractured across the globe.

Transparency and good governance remain critical concerns in the regions where Future Energy Partners (FEP) operates. Countries such as Namibia, Ghana and parts of East Africa occupy mid to lower rankings in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index