South Africa’s ground-breaking climate deal must finance social justice
A just transition must unlock new economic activities in coal boom areas, such as Mpumalanga, to ensure South Africans are not displaced or financially burdened as the country made its green transition – a COP27 side event highlighted. Financing the Just Transition in South Africa, unpacked South Africa’s novel Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) and […]
Loss and damage not charity but justice, COP27 Hears
The issue of loss and damage was once again topical as the week kicked off at COP27. Prominent climate delegates including a host of prime ministers and presidents spoke on whether rich countries should fund climate reparations in vulnerable countries. Several references were also made to the war in Ukraine and its impact on the […]
