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Abay Yimere

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Abay Yimere is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Tufts University’s Fletcher School and Director of the Ethiopia Program on Biosafety Systems at IFPRI. He teaches climate change and development at Addis Ababa University and holds degrees from Harvard Kennedy School, Brandeis University, and Addis Ababa University.

Abay Yimere

Aug 24 2025

Africa’s climate challenge: fair fossil fuel phase-out and funding

Illuminem Voices

Energy Transition · Renewables

Africa, responsible for less than 5% of global emissions, faces severe climate risks and needs up to $1.9 trillion by 2030 to transition from fossil fuels—yet receives just 4% of global climate finance

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