Minister of Green Economy and Environment Hon. Collins Nzovu has called on Sweden and other developed countries to encourage their nationals and corporations to invest in renewable energy and sustainable environmental management in Zambia.
The Minister was speaking during a meeting with Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Her Excellency Ms. Anna Maj Hultgård.
“Zambia is determined to rebuild its economy using the green growth pathway,” Eng. Nzovu said. “Therefore, I wish to invite you and other cooperating partners to encourage investment in Zambia in areas such as renewable and alternative energy like solar, wind and bioenergy.”
He explained that investment in sustainable agriculture, forestry management and environment management are key to greening the Zambian economy.
“We want to learn from Sweden on the path to take as Zambia endeavours to reduce its own carbon footprint through reduction of emissions from greenhouses, automobiles and industries, among others,” the Minister said. “We are worried about climate change and we need to strengthen our early warning systems, and ensure that we are resilient to climatic changes.”
Eng. Nzovu appealed to the Ambassador that when Sweden is formulating its five-year Development Cooperation Strategy for Zambia, it should consider incorporating support to renewable energy, biodiversity, air quality monitoring and electronic waste (e-waste) management.
And Ambassador Hultgård informed the Minister, who was in the company of the Permanent Secretary Mr. John Msimuko and other senior officials, that Sweden will ensure that it aligns its Development Cooperation Strategy for Zambia with the Eighth National Development Plan (8NDP), which is being formulated.
Ambassador Hultgård also briefed the Minister about the Stockholm+50, a High-Level international environmental meeting that will be held in Stockholm, Sweden in June 2022. The Stockholm+50 Conference will commemorate the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Environment and celebrate 50 years of global environmental action.
The Ambassador invited the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment to participate in the Stockholm+50 Conference.
The Minister and the Ambassador discussed wide-range of areas of possible cooperation between the Ministry and Sweden through the Embassy.
A satanist meeting the pope
Globe trotters getting ready to go to Stockholm+50 conference. They cannot do any better than getting ready to be lectured. Sweden is no better than us in terms of resources but their values and determination are many times better than us. This is us ” while in opposing, we say remove the defamation of the president law, while in the ruling Government we take advantage of the same law. I am certain UPND will remove this law after using it to fix opponents. This is who are, no good values and intentions. Go and admire Sweden, safe journey.
2022 and you still going overseas to invite imperialist to come and loot and destroy our natural resources…what type of thinking is this…..why don’t the west invite Africans to go and invest in their economies apart from Western World Banks hiding all the loot from Africa by demagogue criminal Presidents like HH
This is the stupidity I talk about why do you need Swedes to encourage their nationals and corporations to invest in renewable energy and sustainable environmental management…its not rocket science why can you introduce these courses at UNZA – there is nothing new the corporations will do apart from making massive profits from our ignorance. This ministry is just a window dressing to parade around that Zambia has green ministry.
ALL OF YOU WAKE UP AND STOP RECOMMENDING WE DO THIS AND WE DO THAT
WE STILL IN NAPPIES !
You need investors to come and buy a million solar panels you give them free land, they connect panels to the national grid, export some power to neighbouring countries and enjoy tax free profits for 5 years…then say we have attracted foreign investors when you can do that yourselves…we need to change our mindsets!!
How many investors have we been asking to
Invest in Zambian energy sector?This we have been hearing from independence.We
Are still dependant on others even after all
These years.
If the minister is wholehearted about it, the quick way to achieve his premise on the table is to give 200 or more Swedes dual citizenship and undeveloped land to those who wish, right away.
“We want to learn from Sweden on the path to take as Zambia endeavours to reduce its own carbon footprint through reduction of emissions from greenhouses, automobiles and industries, among others,” the Minister said.”
The quick way to achieve his premise on the table is to give 200 or more Swedes dual citizenship and undeveloped land to those who wish, right away.
“We want to learn from Sweden on the path to take as Zambia endeavours to reduce its own carbon footprint through reduction of emissions from greenhouses, automobiles and industries, among others,” the Minister said.”
The quick way to achieve his premise on the table is to give 200 or more Swedes dual citizenship and undeveloped land to those who wish, right away.
The quick way to achieve the premise on the table is to give 200 or more Swedes dual citizenship and undeveloped land to those who wish, right away.
“We want to learn from Sweden on the path to take as Zambia endeavours to reduce its own carbon footprint through reduction of emissions from greenhouses, automobiles and industries, among others,” the Minister said.”
“The current government of Zambia wants foreign diplomats to be compliant, with open pocketbooks and closed mouths,” Foote wrote, noting that the US provides “$500 million in annual American, debt-free support to the Zambian people.”-CNN
Sweden be careful, renewable energy goes along with the freedom of expression and further investigation.
PLEASE LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF INVESTOR
SHOULD THEY INVEST THEY FOREMOST REQUIRE A GOOD RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT FOR THEY SHARE HOLDERS WHILST AT THE SAME TIME ASSISTING THE COUNTRY OR ENTITY TO AN EXTENT
MOST ON HERE SEEM TO THINK THEY HERE FOR THE GOOD OF ZAMBIA THAT IS NOT ENTIRELY CORERCT
REMEMBER THEY ARE NOT DONORS !
At Saulosi: don’t jst open your mouth for the sake of being heard; u asked why Europe doesn’t invite Africans to invest in Europe while Africa invites Europeans. Your question if valid but the answer is simple: which African will Europe invite to destroy their economies? Even u yourself u re an African living in the US by if we ask u or companies do u have there? Zero, u probably went there on a scholarship. U couldn’t even afford your own plane ticket.
That picture looks like a blue movie scene