“…From the reviewed literature, most of the studies in the country (by August 2022) were on climate change adaptation (Kangalawe et al, 2011;Ndaki, 2014;Bahati & Kalugendo, 2017;Luhunga, 2018;Said et al, 2019;Shagega et al, 2019;Mourice, 2020;Chang'a et al, 2020;Doughertya et al, 2020;Birthe et al, 2020;Alemaw & Simatele, 2020;Mngumi, 2020;Nyembo et al, 2022;Mswima & Kaswamila, 2022). Where a study focused on climate change mitigation and energy, it was not on mitigation policies in the renewable energy sub-sector (Mwakaje, 2008;Rickerson et al, 2010;Marie-Louise et al, 2011;Ahlborg & Hammar, 2012;Ngaira & Omwayi;Sarakikya, 2015;Wood et al, 2016;Kashwan, 2017;Harnesk & Brogaard, 2017;Obadia et al, 2018;Ngowi et al, 2019;Obadia et al, 2020;Alemaw & Simatele, 2020;Rocco et al, 2020;Mhache, 2021;Olabisi & Richardson, 2022;Bazila et al, 2022;Rugaimukamu, 2022;Kristin, 2022;Mnzava et al;, Adornetto, 2022Gill-Wiehl et al, 2022).…”