Just Transitions: Local Lessons and Global Insights from South Africa

Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 2:06 p.m.

b'Just transitions have featured regularly in national-level conversations\\xa0in South Africa around its energy transition plans\\xa0and\\xa0climate change policies and commitments.\\xa0In this\\xa0episode, hosted by Neha\\xa0Sharma of the Climate Investment Funds\\xa0(CIF),\\xa0we explore the\\xa0opportunities and challenges that South Africa faces in moving its just transition forward, and lessons which\\xa0countries and leaders can learn from the case of South Africa.\\xa0Neha\\xa0is joined by two experts from South Africa: Brenda Martin (University of Cape Town) and Mike Ward (Rhodes University and Creating Sustainable Value)\\xa0to dive into the multiple dimensions\\xa0necessary to crafting a\\xa0just transition.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nThis week\\u2019s episode is part of the\\xa0Just Transition Initiative (link below), a partnership of the CSIS Energy Program and the Climate Investment Funds.\\nResources:\\n\\nhttps://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/news/supporting-just-transitions-south-africa?cid=cif_tt_cif_en_ext\\n\\nhttps://www.csis.org/programs/energy-security-and-climate-change-program/projects/just-transition-initiative\\n\\nhttps://www.csis.org/analysis/who-needs-just-transition\\n\\nhttps://www.csis.org/podcasts/energy-360%C2%B0/just-transitions-introduction\\n\\nhttps://www.csis.org/podcasts/energy-360%C2%B0/just-transitions-assessing-gender-dimensions'