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Steele: About 300 Million Unelectrified People Can Afford Existing Solar Home Systems
“Even of the six hundred million people without access, you know, by our estimates at Nithio, we think about half of those people could afford a financed Solar home system that's available right now.”
Steele: The continent of Africa produces 2% to 3% of global emissions
“You look at the entire continent of Africa, you know, produces two to three percent of global emissions.”
Steele: Most of Africa Lacks Strong Wind Energy Resources
“Most of Africa is actually not great wind resources so that's just given location.”
Steele: 90% of Climate Finance Goes to Mitigation Over Adaptation
“Like, 90% of climate finance right now goes to mitigation. It's all emissions reduction.”
Steele: 600M of 750M Unelectrified People Live in Sub-Saharan Africa
“Right now, globally, there's, call it, well, I'll use round numbers just because I think it's easier to anchor on that. Say, seven hundred and fifty million people globally who don't have access to electricity. Six hundred million of those are based in Sub-Sah…”
Steele: Average American Uses 75x More Electricity Per Year Than Average Kenyan
“Average U.S. Person uses, you probably know this, but 12 megawatt hours per year, roughly. If we're looking at some of the markets in Africa, we focus a lot on Kenya. Kenya is about a 150 kilowatt hours per year. A little bit above that. You know, you're looki…”