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 […]
Evolution of South Africa’s JETP – What the Country Needs to Deliver its Vision
Saliem Fakir, Executive Director at the African Climate Foundation, reflects on the evolution of the Just Energy Transition Partnership in South Africa and what the country needs to deliver its vision. South Africa is one of the world’s most coal dependent countries. Beyond the climate imperative, what makes the transition to cleaner energy sources so […]
AMI 2023: A Champion of Africa’s Just Energy Transition
Cape Town: The African Climate Foundation (ACF) participated in a just energy transition focused Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI), which takes place the first week of February 2023 on the sidelines of the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba. The 2023 AMI, through meaningful and engaging dialogue, will focus on better understanding the opportunities and challenges […]
Taking the JETP Path: Pushing for Change
As different JETPs are happening concurrently, and so too are the negotiations with international partners, lessons need to be shared to support these country led processes. In order to assist with this knowledge exchange, a closed-door conference, hosted by the African Climate Foundation (ACF) together with South Africa’s Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) and Presidential Climate […]
#PowerTracker: Tracking Renewable Power in Mpumalanga
Oxpeckers have launched its Mpumalanga #PowerTracker project, which focuses on tracking financial flows in renewable power generation and the planned decommissioning of various coal plants across the province. The project aims to upskill investigative environmental journalists and encourage them to take advantage of data when reporting on the ongoing climate crisis. The Oxpeckers Center for […]
New Africa Renewable Energy Manufacturing Initiative to Unleash 1.2 Terawatts of RE, Create 14 Million Jobs and Increase GDP by over 6% by 2050
On 17 January 2023 during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the African Climate Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ClimateWorks Foundation and the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA) launched the Africa Renewable Energy Manufacturing Initiative (AREMI) to drive investment and mobilise action in African countries to scale up renewable energy manufacturing capabilities. With a […]
Shaping the Continent’s Energy Future while Navigating the New Scramble for Africa
Africa is increasingly becoming a geopolitical and geo-economic playground for powerful countries and blocks as they look to African resources to secure both their short and long-term energy security needs. This has been particularly evident in the past year, following the outbreak of conflict in Ukraine and the subsequent dash for African gas by European […]
Deal with investment blockages to secure trillions needed for SA’s just transition – Intellidex report
South Africa requires between R4 trillion and R8.5 trillion for its just energy transition (JET), a report written by market researchers Intellidex found. But there are several blockages in the existing capital market landscape that curtail the key role that the private sector will need to play in providing the scale of finance needed. The […]
