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Thomson Reuters - 29 September 2021 by Kim Harribserg
Read online at Thomson Reuters Foundation
Quality Infrastructure and Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery
- Date Monday, 25 October 2021
- Venue Zoom
Quality Infrastructure and Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery
History counts when measuring performance in municipalities
Business Day - 20 September 2021 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
South Africa miners back gradual move away from coal-fired power
Bloomberg - 27 September
Cult of secrecy is at the heart of the rot in government
Business Day - 4 October 2021 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
Green wheels: The future’s electric — but South Africa’s late out of the starting blocks
Daily Maverick - 13 October 2021 by Ethan van Diemen
Making sense of jobs in South Africa’s just energy transition: Managing the impact of a coal transition on employment
SUMMARY: As the reality of a coal transition and coal power decommissioning draw nearer, South Africa’s just transition plan is both urgent and glaringly absent. There is a pressing need to manage the impacts of the transition on workers and local economic development, particularly in coal-dependent regions and affected communities. This policy brief speaks to the current policy vacuum, proposing steps to address it. It considers the implications of the coal transition for employment in South Africa, with reference to national policy and available research. It then seeks to characterise the key issues, points of contestation, and the current just transition/employment policy vacuum.
KEY FINDING / RECOMMENDATIONS: South Africa is in critical need of a just transition plan to manage the process of the coal transition. This policy brief makes three propositions how to move forward. 1) A credible fact base must be established by facilitating collaboration between researchers from different stakeholder groups. A significant amount of work has been done on just transition jobs by the government, research organisations, labour unions, civil society organisations.All the known and unknown facts about the coal transition should be mapped and made widely accessible. 2) The political trade-offs must be clearly defined. A robust process of engagement across levels of government and across stakeholders shouldidentify these trade-offs and unpack the socio-economic costs and benefits. 3) The hard decisions must be followed up with decisive action. While the coal transition is inevitable, support for vulnerable workers and communities is not. This requires movement between stakeholders with different priorities and rationales.
- Institution / Author Lauren Hermanus (Adapt), Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)
- Year 2021
- Sectoral focus Coal
- Thematic focus Green and just recovery
- Type of analysis Political analysis
- Type of document Policy / strategy / plan / accord
- Year 2021
- Organisation TIPS and GEC
- Author(s) Shakespear Mudombi (TIPS)
- Countries and Regions South Africa
Workers at the bottom rung bear brunt of job losses
Business Day - 18 October 2021 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
Project provides support for local green SMMEs
Engineering News - 22 October 2021 by Simone Liedtke
Supporting light and small-scale manufacturing in the townships for inclusive industrialisation
- Year 2021
- Organisation TIPS
- Countries and Regions South Africa
- Year 2021
- Organisation UNCTAD
- Author(s) Saul Levin and Neva Makgetla (TIPS)
FDI Tracker Q1 2021
The European Green Deal: Context, challenges and opportunities for South African SMEs operating in the green economy
- Year 2021
- Organisation TIPS, tralac, Trade Advisory
- Author(s) TIPS, tralac, Trade Advisory
- Countries and Regions South Africa
Import Tracker - Q2 2021
Presidential Climate Commission: Towards a Just Transition
- Year 2021
The Just Transition: Insights into the Financial Roadmap
- Date Thursday, 25 November 2021
- Venue Zoom
The Just Transition: Insights into the Financial Roadmap
Finance and the Just Transition
- Year 2021
- Organisation TIPS for the Presidential Climate Commission
- Author(s) Sandy Lowitt (TIPS)
- Countries and Regions South Africa