Electricity
A 2022 report which reviews global, regional and national initiatives for facilitating the early retirement of coal-fired power plants and draws lessons for financing a 'just transition' and ensuring energy security.
[Originally posted at https://greenfdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/D3_Early_Coal_Retirement_Best_Practices.pdf]
A 2021 report which identifies what is missing from the current narratives of a just transition. In the initial assessment, there are two key gaps in the current national 'just transition' debate that will undermine significant progress towards a genuinely inclusive and socially just energy system.
[Originally posted at https://justurbantransitions.com/our_resources/a-just-distribution-the-overlooked-role-of-energy-distribution-policy-and-governance-in-achieving-a-just-energy-transition-in-south-africa/]
A 2021 paper which describes critical considerations for achieving an equitable transition in the electricity sector that will rise to the climate challenge and the imperatives of economic and environmental justice.
[Originally posted at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fb58e0bd182a42ba80eabdd/t/62630600bc6da229ca45e537/1650656769141/FINAL+7+Key+Components+for+Considering+Equity+Within+the+Transition+to+Clean+Energy.pdf]
A 2019 book which looks at the anticipated impact of climate change and the experiences of millions of people who are facing a climate disaster, focusing on Southern and South Africa. It takes its perspective from fenceline communities who have varying interests in a 'just transition'. The book also recalls the Million Climate jobs campaign, discussing where the climate change jobs will materialize. Lastly it examines the implications of a chaotic and unplanned transition out of coal, experienced around Arnot and Hendrina, two of the six power stations slated for decommissioning before 2030.
[Originally posted at https://www.tips.org.za/just-transition/item/4094-down-to-zero-the-politics-of-just-transition]
A 2020 study which discusses the just transition transaction (JTT). The study seeks to understand the JTT, its architecture and potential to catalyze changes in the complex set of challenges facing South Africa’s electricity sector. The purpose of the study is to understand the potential of a JTT to accelerate the phase out of coal-fired power and to fund development projects.
[Originally posted at https://www.tips.org.za/just-transition/item/4269-climate-finance-to-transform-energy-infrastructure-as-part-of-a-just-transition-in-south-africa]
A 2013 paper which introduces the notion of Just Grids to reflect the need for power systems to contribute towards equitable and inclusive global, economic and social development. It presents the concept of Smart and Just Grids, and considers specific priorities that could usefully be implemented in sub‐Saharan Africa in the short‐term. It reviews the literature, provides a foundation for policy development, and suggests areas for further, more detailed research.
[Originally posted at https://indico.ictp.it/event/a10145/material/1/4.pdf]
A 2022 report which seeks to answer two questions: 1) How to ensure capital is supporting the development
of energy transition? How to meet growing energy demand, and at the same time ensure security and stability of supply? 2)What impact
will the energy transition have on rising inequality and communities that rely on coal?
[Originally posted at file:///Users/reema/Downloads/Broch-ESG-Thema-N8-022022_VF.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]
A 2022 study which explores the synergies and linkages between post-COVID 19 crisis recovery approaches and the energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean. It aims to identify recovery strategies for key sectors and technologies based on changes in policies, institutions, regulations and investments in such a way that it leads to more sustainable ways to produce and consume energy
and the decarbonization of the economy.
[Originally posted at https://repositorio.cepal.org/bitstream/handle/11362/47868/3/S2100949_en.pdf]
A 2018 report which briefly reviews developmental weaknesses as they relate specifically to ownership before offering an alternative vision of how renewable energy can be implemented in South Africa as part of a just energy transition.
[Originally posted at https://90by2030.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Just-Energy-Transition-The-Role-of-Ownership-in-a-Just-Energy-Transition.compressed.pdf]
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