Fossil fuels still account for around 80% of the energy used globally. With concerns about climate climate and air pollution rising, change is underway, but it will be particularly hard in some developing countries. For example, around 90% of South Africa’s electricity comes from coal burning plants and oil and gas exports are the main sources of income for several African countries. At the same time, many people in Africa and other developing areas are still off-grid. Aid programmes have sought to extend energy access, but spreading renewables is an uphill struggle- many of these areas have many other problems, including widespread poverty.
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