Editing Gabon (section)

=== Energy ===
{{main|Energy in Gabon}}Gabon's energy comes from two main sources: solid [[Solid fuel|biofuels]] and waste (accounting for 75%), and [[Fossil-fuel|fossil fuels]], particularly oil.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=International Energy Agency |title=Gabon - Countries & Regions |url=https://www.iea.org/countries/gabon |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=IEA |language=en-GB}}</ref> Just under half (48%) of Gabon's share of power generation comes from [[Renewable energy|renewables]].<ref name=":1" /> Nearly two-thirds of the population of Gabon has access to electricity.<ref name=":1" /> However, rural electrification remains limited - only 15% of rural areas had electricity as of 2014.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-08-20 |title=Gabon seeks universal power access by 2035 |url=https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/analysis/solutions-rural-power-working-towards-goal-universal-access-2035 |access-date=2020-05-23 |website=Oxford Business Group |language=en}}</ref> The country aims to provide electricity to 85% of rural areas by 2025 and universal access to electricity by 2035.<ref name=":0" /> Most of Gabon's rural population is dependent on [[Solid fuel#Biomass|biomass fuels]] for cooking and heating, such as wood and charcoal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=African Energy Commission (AFREC) |title=Gabon |url=https://au-afrec.org/gabon |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=au-afrec.org}}</ref>

In 2023, the country accounted for just over 0.04% of global [[greenhouse gas emissions]] (24.7 million tonnes). Gabon has pledged to stay [[Net-zero emissions|carbon neutral]] beyond 2050 and, with adequate support, aims to maintain net carbon removals of 100 million tons CO₂ equivalent per year beyond that date.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web |last=Climate Watch |title=Gabon |url=https://www.climatewatchdata.org/countries/GAB?end_year=2021&start_year=1990 |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=www.climatewatchdata.org}}</ref> It also seeks to expand its [[renewable energy]] sector.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=National Climate Plan (Plan Climat) - Climate Change Laws of the World |url=https://climate-laws.org/document/national-climate-plan-plan-climat_082c |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=climate-laws.org}}</ref>