Saliem Fakir - Low Carbon Future
How geopolitics is changing the climate action landscape
By: Saliem Fakir 1st August 2025 Reality sings a different tune these days: hard power has thrown out the soft power model of the late Joseph Nye. Hard power now decides the terms,... →
Spanish blackout puts renewables in the crossfire
By: Saliem Fakir 11th July 2025 I went to Spain many years ago and visited the impressive Red Electrica, a world-class national grid and transmission system operator (TSO) that is... →
Replacement-equivalent model revisited
By: Saliem Fakir 20th June 2025 This article's aim is to revisit the concept of replacement equivalent, which is still a work in progress, concerning oil and gas economies in... →
Value without values
By: Saliem Fakir 23rd May 2025 “Scarcity is the judgement decreed by our economy,” Marshall Sahlins writes in Stone Age Economics – a line that casts long shadows over our... →
The age of stupidity: How to smash the world in the name of higher intelligence 
By: Saliem Fakir 18th April 2025 What must be understood is that, in the age of stupidity, it’s not about stupid people doing stupid things; rather, it’s about those perceived to... →
Democracy, development and insightful readings from the annals of liberalism
By: Saliem Fakir 14th March 2025 There are occasions when I have the privilege and opportunity to listen to fascinating and extremely learned presentations from distinguished... →
Future of Africa-Europe relations and the art of self-deception
By: Saliem Fakir 21st February 2025 It was a hot day in Dubai at COP 28 last year. I was invited for coffee by a former German colleague from a past life. Somehow, we veered off track... →
From Baku to G20: reflections on multilateralism
By: Saliem Fakir 17th January 2025 I live in a divided mental state over the yearly climate negotiations. The Conference of Parties (COP) remain an important platform for global... →
Climate risks and the socialisation of costs
By: Saliem Fakir 6th December 2024 Climate risks are a product of rising greenhouse-gas emissions caused by our dependence on fossil fuels, with these risks distributed unequally at... →
Industrial policy: from conceptualisation to implementation in Africa
By: Saliem Fakir 22nd November 2024 Someone gave me valuable advice once: Do not solely rely on the opinion of a policy wonk about anything if the wonk has not experienced it himself... →
