Climate Economics
A 2021 analysis which suggests that climate change criterion in the intergovernmental fiscal transfer mechanism in India is a significant step to incentivise the conservation of forests. However, the macropolicy channel of this link is through the public expenditure priorities related to climate change commitments by the state governments, to make a 'just transition' towards a sustainable climate-resilent economy.
[Originally posted at https://nipfp.mimirtech.com/media/medialibrary/2021/08/WP__341_2021.pdf]
A 2021 report which applies the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) framework for climate finance mapping to the South African economy. It aims to inform ongoing efforts by the Government of South Africa to understand how climate finance flows throughout the economy and the areas on which it could focus to improve effectiveness going forward. This is achieved by mapping the lifecycle of flows, from sources through to intermediaries, instruments, disbursement channels, and final uses.
[Originally posted at https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/South-African-Climate-Finance-Landscape-January-2021.pdf]
A 2021 paper which is the second of the “Stakeholders in the Just Transition” series, highlights the need for financial institutions to integrate consumer concerns as part of their 'just transition' strategies.
[Originally posted at https://financefortomorrow.com/app/uploads/2021/06/F4T_Stakeholders-in-the-Just-Transition-2_Consumers.pdf]
A 2021 strategy report which sets the goal of adaptation pathways to reduce the impact of climate change on national GDP loss by
3.45% in 2050, through increasing resilience in four basic necessities (food, water, energy, and environmental health), with three target areas of resilience (economy, social and livelihood, ecosystem and landscape).
[Originally posted at https://unfccc.int/documents/299279]
A 2021 collection of essays and papers which provides modelling and analysis that begin to answer some of the following questions: Can “net zero” be a net positive for Indian and global growth? And what are the development pathways that must be put into place in the next few years to turn this new climate ambition into a new, greener development paradigm? What are the changes to the multilateral architecture, to international regulation, and to local laws that must be undertaken if ambitious targets are to be achieved — or, indeed, exceeded? And how can we ensure that the transition is just and inclusive?
[Originally posted at https://www.orfonline.org/research/shaping-our-green-future/]
A 2021 study in which a Monte Carlo simulation with 30.000 samples of national reduction target configurations has been performed using an advanced energy system optimization model of electricity supply as of 2030. Results reveal a group of countries where emissions reductions beyond the national targets, in most scenarios, are economically favorable. Contrarily, for some countries large abatement costs are unavoidable.
[Originally posted at https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.07247.pdf]
A 2020 report which calls a post-Covid Just Recovery plan, which ensures that economic systems are people centred and take into account the intersecting factors that cause inequalities and large-scale ecological damage. The paper outlines how we got to the current climate crisis through the emphasis on market fundamentalism, prioritization of profits and financialization, privatization and the hollowing out of the commons, globalization, extensive corporate and labour deregulation, over-reliance on fossil fuels, privatization of social reproduction and care work and how we measure human development and economic growth.
[Originally posted at https://www.tips.org.za/just-transition/item/4103-no-going-back-to-normal-imagining-a-just-recovery-in-south-africa]
A 2022 book which contains essays written by leading experts in their fields exploring what it will take to achieve a just and climate-resilient transition in South Africa.
[Originally posted at https://www.iej.org.za/supporting-a-just-and-climate-resilient-transition-in-south-africa-presidential-climate-commission/]
A 2021 report which highlights how the EU has been and still remains Africa’s leading economic partner, so any change in Europe’s priorities will have impacts on Africa’s economies.
[Originally posted at https://www.plataformaongd.pt/uploads/subcanais2/af_web_sustainable_finance_private_sector_and_just_transition_ppongd_v5.pdf]
A 2019 document which represents the guiding principles for Africa Energy Transition Programme is the vision of the African Energy Commission (AFREC) to launch and implement its continental programme on Energy Transition that will cover all African member states in phases.
[Originally posted at https://au-afrec.org/en/resources/publications/designing-african-energy-transition]
A 2022 report which investigates the following questions: How intensively should it work to adapt to previous and predicted damages caused by climate change, given the uncertainty of global mitigation efforts? How much will it cost to reduce GHG emissions? How can the private sector be mobilized to help achieve Vietnam’s climate goals? Are there trade-offs between adaptation and mitigation investments? Are there trade-offs between economic growth, poverty reduction, and climate action, and how can they be managed? Which sectors and regions should be prioritized? What are the distributional implications of a low-carbon, climate-resilient growth path?
[Originally posted at https://reliefweb.int/report/viet-nam/vietnam-country-climate-and-development-report]
A 2011 briefing paper which aims to give clarity to the terminology “just transition” and related concepts like “growth”, “economic democracy” and “second generation rights” within the context of the current South African political economic model.
[Originally posted at http://awsassets.wwf.org.za/downloads/just_transitions_paper_with_refs.pdf]
A 2018 report which sets out a set of voluntary actions to increase energy access in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and it is structured as follow: the vision of the Argentine Presidency for the G20 as it relates to improving energy access and affordability in the LAC region; describes the issues relating to getting to and maintaining universal electricity access; describes actions to use access to promote stronger economic and social development; addresses access to clean cooking and residential heat; sets out various factors that are common to the several forms of energy access and which can increase the effectiveness and impact of access efforts.
[Originally posted at https://biblioteca.olade.org/opac-tmpl/Documentos/old0418.pdf]
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Covid-19 and a Just Transition in India's Coal Mining Sector
The COVID 19 pandemic hit India hard in early 2020, with negative GDP growth and a surge in unemployment. In the energy sector, coal fired power generation was already under pressure from overcapacity, low electricity demand growth, and increasingly competitive renewables.
Considerations for a Just and Equitable Energy Transition
As the energy transition accelerates, it is our responsibility, it is our opportunity, to ensure that in addition to contributing to a healthy planet by replacing fossil fuels with clean energy sources, this is accomplished in a just and equitable manner providing prosperity for all.
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