Morocco Ranks 2nd in Africa for Low-Carbon Economy Progress, MIT Index Shows

According to the MIT research team, Morocco positions itself on the continent as a leader through the training of African experts in renewable energies and sustainable agriculture. Globally, the kingdom ranks 26th in the Index, just behind Kenya, 23rd. With this position, the kingdom falls into the "the greening middle" category, which includes "the 20 countries that are progressing or committed to building a green future."

This is the second best category in the ranking, which includes Australia, Italy, or South Korea, just ahead of the "climate laggards" (countries whose green transition is slow) and the "climate abstainers", that is to say the countries still lagging behind in terms of the green economy, such as Algeria, Iran and Turkey.

For MIT experts, Morocco is a model country in terms of renewable energies. It has ambitious climate policies, like Israel and South Korea, ranked 38th and 31st respectively in the ranking. The same report mentions the initiative of a national debate by King Mohammed VI on the future of energy more than ten years ago. It has led to a fundamental overhaul of the Kingdom’s environmental policy, with the goal of increasing the share of renewables in its energy mix to 52% by 2030. Note that the global first place is occupied by three Scandinavian countries: Iceland, Denmark and Norway.