Renewables Policy and Practice in Namibia
This briefing paper provides an overview of the renewables landscape in Namibia – covering solar, wind, hydropower, green hydrogen, and biopower as well as looking at potential job pathways in the sector.
Preparing Namibia for Carbon Border Adjustments
SUZIE SHEFENI Namibia and other African exporters face a clarion call to decarbonise their carbon-intensive industries or face financial penalties. Introduced in October 2023 with a two-year transition period, the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is designed to help Europe meet its carbon neutrality goals by 2050. Along with the promised mobilisation of €1 […]
Namibia’s Green Transition
Climate change is likely to have huge implications for Namibia’s society and economy over the short, medium and long term. Namibia will stand a better chance of tackling the challenges caused by climate change if it prepares for them and enacts the right policies and actions at the right time. While Namibia has a well-established […]
Namibia QER Quarter 4 2021
The QER for the fourth quarter of 2021 looks at economic developments in Namibia between October 1 and December 31, and includes a special focus on green hydrogen. This short feature looks at the progress Namibia has made in developing its own green hydrogen and ammonia industry and some of the challenges it will face […]
Drought, Water Shortages & Climate Change in Namibia
This paper addresses three linked themes – drought, water shortages & climate change in Namibia
