US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has signal A change that could mean the difference between life and death for millions of Africa. Speaking at the Power Ring Africa Summit in Washington, D.C., Wright told 1.5 billion continental leaders that the Trump administration “doesn’t want to tell you what to do with your energy system.” This was a departure from the Biden administration, imposing and failing to suffer green New Dealism on many of the western climate juggernauts and developing countries.

“It’s a paternal colonial attitude that I can’t stand,” Wright said of the evangelion of climate that tried to force others to abandon fossil fuels and adopt almost useless technologies, such as solar and wind energy.

Africa is declining under paradoxical political and economic pressures. Countries that have thrived on coal, oil and natural gas have discouraged Africans from bashing their rich fossil fuels. The continent was bound by the sacred agenda of western elites who used financial and geopolitical leverage to drive Africans into campaigns against the climate crisis that created Africans.

But where is the evidence of this “existential threat”? There is a global life expectancy It’s doubled Hunger rates have plummeted since 1900, and climate-related deaths have been It was dropped 98% over the past century. Global overheating predictions fear the fears that depend on pseudo-science, and do not want solutions to prevent catastrophe to work under any circumstances.

Therefore, these climate policies forced on Africa are not environmentalist. It is environmental imperialism that perpetuates poverty and deprivation, which can only be reversed by wise energy policies. Poor education, health, and shortened living will remain many Africans who are promised ecological Nirvana.

“If we trace the evolution of energy around the world and country, it’s the evolution of human possibilities, human opportunities, quality of life,” Wright said. that’s right.

Repeating the message at the Houston Thera Week Energy Conference, Wright pointed out that millions of people use solid fuels such as wood, straw and animal feces for cooking and heating.

“It is estimated that indoor air pollution from this activity alone will kill more than 2 million people a year,” he said. Where did he ask about the global conference to deal with this crisis?

Deafening, there is silence from climate facilities, trying to block the development of natural gas deposits that eliminate these deaths.

Around 1 billion people worldwide enjoy the comforts of modern life, consuming energy equivalent to 13 barrels of oil per person each year, Wright said. In Africa, that figure plunges to less than a barrel per person.

“We wear flashy clothes, mainly made from hydrocarbons. We travel on electric transports. Our extra fortunes fly around the world and attend meetings,” he said. Meanwhile, African women walk miles to carry fresh water and wash clothes with their hands to avoid education.

“Beyond obvious scale and cost issues, Wright said, “There is no physical way that wind, solar, or batteries can replace countless uses of natural gas.” The same applies to changing coal and oil.

Africa sits on the treasures of energy wealth. Nigeria, Angola, Algeria and Libya are the major oil companies. Mozambique and Tanzania boast world-class gas fields. South Africa and Zimbabwe have coal reserves that can drive the entire region. However, much of this wealth is tightened by the arrogance of foreign pressure and the ti-sickness of domestic hesitation.

Wright’s support for fossil fuels is a game changer. He opened the door that was once closed. His rejection of past impositions and embrace of African energy autonomy is a postponed recognition of realism and opportunity.

Rich energy is the lifeblood of progress. Without it, Africa would remain trapped in pre-industrial realms, accused of struggling in the darkness, and the West is preaching about an imaginary crisis.

Continental leaders must seize this moment with negative determination. Wright’s words are the challenge of Africans taking action decisively.

As Wright pointed out, the African Energy Week Conference in Cape Town in September will be an important platform for connecting with global investors and accelerating development. From oil rigs in the Gulf of Guinea to coal reserves in the Kalahari Basin, this is now at construction time. God Speed, Africa.

Vijay Jayaraj is a scientific researcher at the CO2 Union in Fairfax, Virginia. He holds an MS in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia, a graduate degree in Energy Management from Robert Gordon University in the UK, and a Bachelor of Engineering from Anna University in India.

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