JET Issues in Public Finance
This is the third paper in our series looking at scaling financing to support the just energy transition in South Africa, in partnership with Krutham (formerly Intellidex). While the first two – on capital markets developments required to achieve scale and the particular challenges of financing the social or “just” projects in the transition at […]
Navigating New Turbulences at the Nexus of Trade and Climate Change
The accelerating transition to a lower carbon economy, now well under way, is leading several of the developed country majors to introduce programmes and policies that amount to a significant departure from the trade policy playbook crafted during the era of hyperglobalisation. Although climate science is warning that we are still far from averting the […]
Senegal secures $2.7bn JETP funding
Senegal and the International Partners Group (IPG), comprising France, Germany, the EU, the UK and Canada, have announced a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) – a deal that secures $2.7bn for Senegal’s efforts to achieve its transition to a low-carbon economy. Launched on 22 June at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in […]
Exploring Chinese Investment in Africa’s Critical Minerals Sector
In May 2023, President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was in China to discuss overhauling mining contracts signed under his predecessor and wooing Chinese investment. The DRC is a country rich in critical minerals, including cobalt, copper, and lithium, essential for the global economy and various industries such as renewable energy, […]
ReNew2030: An Audacious Project Accelerating Renewable Energy for a Climate-Secure Future
The African Climate Foundation is excited to introduce ReNew2030, a coalition of experts, civil society and philanthropic organisations that will receive funding through The Audacious Project to accelerate the global transition to wind and solar power over the next five years. Housed at TED, The Audacious Project is a collaborative funding initiative that catalyses social […]
China’s Role in Egypt’s Low Carbon Energy Transition: From Renewable Energy to Green Hydrogen
In this policy brief series, we explore various cases in Zimbabwe, Egypt and Ethiopia, among other African countries, on how renewable energy activities are developed related to the exploitation of critical transitional minerals, nurturing an energy storage sector, or supporting the much-needed reforms in the power sector. We identify the role of Chinese financiers and […]
Chinese Investments amid the Energy Crises and Mineral Treasures in Zimbabwe
In this policy brief series, we explore various cases in Zimbabwe, Egypt and Ethiopia, among other African countries, on how renewable energy activities are developed related to the exploitation of critical transitional minerals, nurturing an energy storage sector, or supporting the much-needed reforms in the power sector. We identify the role of Chinese financiers and […]
Funding Social Justice in South Africa’s Energy Transition
South Africa’s energy transition involves the decommissioning of its highly polluting, centralised energy system (what we are transitioning out of), and the creation of a new green economy powered by renewable energy (what we are transitioning into). This transition has implications for patterns of ownership and employment. Who gains, and who loses, is a social […]
New Thinking Around Scaling JET Financing
South Africa’s energy transition involves the decommissioning of its highly polluting, centralised energy system (what we are transitioning out of) and the creation of a new green economy powered by renewable energy (what we are transitioning into). This transition has implications for patterns of ownership and employment. Who gains, and who loses, is a social […]
Funding Social Justice in the Energy Transition
South Africa’s energy transition involves the decommissioning of its highly polluting, centralised energy system (what we are transitioning out of) and the creation of a new green economy powered by renewable energy (what we are transitioning into). This transition has implications for patterns of ownership and employment. Who gains, and who loses, is a social […]
