Sustainable Energy Transitions for African Petroleum Producers
This paper evaluates the changing landscape and closing window of opportunity for African petro-states to take advantage of their gas resources caused by the growing global recognition of the urgent threat posed by climate change, as well as the short-term demand for gas in Europe due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Greater commitment to climate […]
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 […]
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 […]
Financing South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
The Just Energy Transition (JET) requires substantial quantities of new finance, continually, over a long period of time. Transitions could take 30 years for emerging markets (EMs) such as South Africa and estimates range on the investment needed for the country from R4tn to R8.5tn. It will be a steady pathway towards net zero over […]
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 […]
Just Energy Transition (JET) Roundtable Report
The February 2023 Investing in African Mining Indaba marked the start of a series of quarterly roundtable discussions between the mining sector and social partners, on the topic of the Just Energy Transition (JET). While the series was initially spearheaded by Anglo American, the African Climate Foundation (ACF) and the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), core […]
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 […]
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 […]
Natural Gas In Africa Amid A Low-Carbon Energy Transition
Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Angola are already established gas producers, serving global and, in some cases, domestic markets. Others, including South Africa, Namibia Senegal, Mozambique, and Tanzania are classed as emergent producers, potentially seeking to grow their gas industries. The war in the Ukraine has contributed to supply constraints and price hikes on […]
