The US has committed to aiding the continent in adapting to cleaner, renewable energy sources
Those at Hendrina and Komati coal-fired power stations say they don’t know what a just transition is
The M&G visited Hendrina and Komati power stations to find out what people think
The two countries are forging a relationship to help each other with renewable energy challenges
Residents living near coal mines in Mpumalanga say they feel left out of the just energy transition
If a just transition is to be achieved, there must also be major societal changes.
Government forges ahead with corporate-sponsored climate deals without relevant input
This follows the country securing billions of rands for the just energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable electricity
Mpumalanga, the province ‘where the sun rises’, takes centre stage in SA’s Just Energy Transition Plan
It is too slow and too expensive to compete with energy-efficiency measures and renewable energy
SA’s three transitions will cost R8.5-trillion per year between now and 2050
Financial commitments and pledges made by developed countries must be honoured and developed countries must offer meaningful and credible support to developing countries
South Africa must use the climate conference COP27 to push for just transition funding
Civil society and affected people must be involved in the development of an investment plan and in discussions with international partners
The world must use the United Nations Climate Change Conference to inspire an approach to mitigation and adaptation that is based on trust, justice and equity
Disagreements as civil society groups say they are not getting a meaningful role in the process, while would-be recipients queue up for the money
Gas is viewed as being able to help African countries in the transition from coal and for cheaper energy access. But at what climate cost?
Researchers say South Africa needs a ‘deep just transition’ that goes beyond moving to renewable energy
The country needs a greener economy but energy specialists say policymakers must ensure the creation of a fairer economy in the process
Shutting down Eskom’s coal plants and shifting to cleaner technologies will bring ‘cleaner air’ to the polluted Mpumalanga Highveld, says the utility’s environmental manager
Careful balancing of the pros and cons of seismic surveys show the harm is not worth the lost income that could alleviate hunger and poverty
The province at the polluting heart of energy production has good wind and solar resources and can use the grid as coal-fired power stations are decommissioned
The truth is that our carbon tax is way too low to act as a real deterrent
David Makhura has set up an expert advisory committee to provide independent and expert advice about climate change mitigation and adaptation for the Gauteng City-Region
The ‘coal fundamentalist’ energy minister says more research on cleaner coal is needed
Catastrophic KZN floods show how the impacts of climate change are being felt in South Africa
Minister tells African Energy Indaba country ‘wants to be island of angels in sea of poverty’
Appropriate policy, supported by a social compact by labour, business, communities and the government, can maximise the opportunities of the just transition
But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
Mminele, who last year stepped down as Absa chief executive, will head the newly established Presidential Climate Finance Task Team
As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit
Free trade limits the policy space available to states worldwide, locking them into market-based trade and industrial policies.