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Africa needs 50 million new homes, but building is bad for the environment: how to finance ‘green’ solutions

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par Jonathan Oladeji, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg
Chioma Okoro, Professor and Acting Head of Department: Department of Finance and Investment Management, University of Johannesburg

The future of housing raises some serious environmental concerns. Construction has been linked to 39% of global carbon emissions, and the concrete industry alone is responsible for 8% of the world’s greenhouse gases.

Solutions will be especially useful in Africa, because so much building still needs to be done. The continent’s population is

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