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At COP26 held in 2021, France, Germany, UK, US and the EU launched a “groundbreaking” International Just Energy Transition Partnership with South Africa – the leaders of these nations ...
The recent offer made to South Africa by France, Germany, the UK, the US and the EU, called the just energy transition partnership, has raised hopes that the country will finally embark on a ...
Minister of Energy and Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has insisted that as South Africa continues to transition from a carbon intensive economy to a green economy, communities must be ...
Expanding access to affordable, reliable energy is vital for powering industries, supporting urban growth, and driving a just energy transition across the continent.
The Department of Energy’s 2019 Integrated Resource Plan stated that South Africa, whose energy generation capacity is dominated by fossil fuels (91.2%), is expected to keep using coal as its ...
South Africa is in the midst of an energy crisis characterized by electricity shortages, blackouts, and lack of new infrastructure investment. Eskom, the state-owned utility supplying more than 90 ...
South Africa’s experience in piloting a new type of climate finance vehicle can inform debates about how to fund a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.. Two years ago at COP26 ...
South Africa secures $2.2 billion in funding to transition away from its heavy reliance on coal towards renewable energy sources, despite challenges related to job losses and energy security.
South Africa urgently needs to upgrade its energy systems and transition to renewable energy. Benjamin Mbana highlights how the country’s tax system could play a crucial role in this transition.
International Energy Agency executive director Dr Fatih Birol has said that the world is facing its “first truly global energy crisis”. However, he argues that faster clean energy transitions could ...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen watched Ford cars and pickup trucks being assembled at a plant in South Africa and cited it as an example of cooperation between Washington and Africa as she ...
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Just energy transition and the Global South
To mitigate the global climate crisis, there have been calls for a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Climate change poses significant challenges for countries in the Global South, ...