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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>As Namibia continues to pursue the green transition agenda, the country has cemented its position as one of the countries in the world emerging as a \u201cclean energy superpower\u201d at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as COP28.<\/p>\n

This was said by presidential press secretary Alfredo Hengari during a media briefing on COP28 outcomes yesterday. \u201cThat was the message of President Hage Geingob to say, we are ready. We have started the green hydrogen<\/p>\n

journey; projects are already on the ground, and we are hopeful that this project will be a success, and the world will decarbonise and Namibia will make a contribution,\u201d he highlighted.<\/p>\n

The spokesperson said one of the reasons they persistently pursued the agenda was because of the sixth report of the inter-governmental panel on climate change, which listed Namibia as one of<\/p>\n

the countries in sub-Saharan Africa severely affected by climate change. \u201cClimate change is affecting our agricultural productions, and ultimately compromising our food security. As a country, we are in a period of drought,\u201d Hengari added. He said the country also provided the nationally-determined contributions, which will cost the country US$15 billion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a lot of money for a country that doesn\u2019t pollute the earth, yet we are bearing the brunt,\u201d he added. Despite that, Hengari gave the assurance that the country has set up institutions which can gear it towards the reduction of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

Considering the high cost the country must bear to address climate\u2019s impact, COP28 served as a platform to market the country and seek partners in addressing the climate emergency. The European Commission is already on board in terms of partnerships, having pledged 1 billion Euros during deliberations that took place in Brussels in October.<\/p>\n

During COP28, the United States of America\u2019s government also pledged US$3 billion towards climate change mitigations. Although these funds are not directly for Namibia, Hengari said the country can have access to some of the funds which are meant to be invested in renewables.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking at the right technology, the right policies to promote energy efficiency. We need to adapt our construction systems and so forth,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

He noted that the country didn\u2019t announce itself as a \u201cnew kid on the block\u201d, but as a key player in clean energy. Despite initial scepticism surrounding<\/p>\n

the green transition \u201cfrenzy\u201d, Geingob has on numerous occasions been singing the green hydrogen song, and continuously assuring the nation of the prospects of the project. During a media briefing last month, Geingob pointed to this as a key highlight of this year.<\/p>\n

He said it is a future climate mitigation source. \u201cNamibia is leading; we should be proud that people are coming to us to talk about green hydrogen and oil. We are a factor, believe it or not, and we must act that way,\u201d he enthused.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. As Namibia continues to pursue the green transition agenda, the country has cemented its position as one of the countries in the world emerging as a \u201cclean energy superpower\u201d at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as COP28. 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