Humans’ aspirations for development have unsustainably placed momentous pressure on the Earth. Peripheral Africa remains the most susceptible region to climate change and its impacts. By considering externality and world-systems theories, this article uses the Delphi external experts (DEE) approach to weigh the perceptions of global (and mostly core) experts regarding climate change response/sustainability. The socio-econo-technological development factors that contribute to Africa’s climate change issues are evaluated. The article concludes that despite the high rankings of the factors related to emissions’ propensity, such as energy and transportation, governance and socio-cultural preferences are the two factors that are statistically significant to climate change and vulnerability to it. The global governance structure fostered by the core countries facilitates unequal exchanges. Notwithstanding, responsive governance structures are advised for the periphery. Governance is analogous to a thermostat that can be used to regulate other development factors, in particular to entrench socio-cultural preferences that may have a desirable future impact on the climate.

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关于非洲气候变化的社会经济技术影响的由外到内观点

人类对发展的渴望给地球带来了不可持续的巨大压力。非洲周边地区仍然是最容易受到气候变化及其影响的地区。通过考虑外部性和世界系统理论，本文使用德尔福外部专家 (DEE) 方法来衡量全球（主要是核心）专家对气候变化响应/可持续性的看法。对导致非洲气候变化问题的社会经济技术发展因素进行了评估。文章的结论是，尽管能源和交通等与排放倾向相关的因素排名靠前，但治理和社会文化偏好是对气候变化和脆弱性具有统计意义的两个因素。核心国家培育的全球治理结构促进了不平等交流。尽管如此，建议为外围提供响应式治理结构。治理类似于恒温器，可用于调节其他发展因素，特别是巩固可能对未来气候产生理想影响的社会文化偏好。