Renewables
A 2019 research which analyzes women’s leadership by focusing on how two women-led, non-profit organizations are advancing the renewable energy transition, operationalizing the concept of energy democracy and contributing to the energy justice movement.
[Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629619300829]
A 2021 report which proposes three policy options to uplift communities that is suffering from financial downfall during the energy transition shift by providing subsidies to renewable energy companies that expand operations in former coal communities, reclaim the land, and provide job retraining.
[Originally posted at https://www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/article_1038126_jspg180202.html]
A 2018 reflection paper which came after an event in which COSATU, NALEDI and Project 90 by 2030 with the support of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, hosted a discussion event in Johannesburg on 7th August 2018 to gather input from a number of stakeholders on this topic. This reflection paper brings out a few of the important points provided by each presenter and then identifies other key themes that emerged from the event. This paper is not a full summary of content from the event, but captures some of the main themes and aims to stimulate further discussion.
[Originally posted at https://90by2030.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/3.-Reflection-Paper_Proof-3_18Dec2018_HighRes.pdf]
A 2018 reflection paper which came after an event in which the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO), in collaboration with Project 90 by 2030, hosted a roundtable discussion in Johannesburg on 28th November 2017 to gather input from a number of stakeholders on the topic of renewable energy jobs in South Africa. The discussion topic (A Just Energy Transition in South Africa: Renewable Energy Jobs - The Reality and the Potential) was informed by presentations from representatives from the renewable energy industry, labour movement and research institutions. This paper brings out a few of the important points provided by each presenter and then identifies other key themes that emerged from the event.
[Originally posted at https://90by2030.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Reflection-Paper-6March2018.pdf]
A 2020 report which suggests that only an ambitious rollout of renewables creates the foundation for a 'just transition' that enhances the local environmental and health benefits of phasing out coal-fired power.
[Originally posted at https://www.boell.de/en/2021/01/05/debt-climate-opportunities-south-africa]
A 2021 factsheet series, which seeks to present the state of the art in assessing employment co-benefits, interconnecting climate friendly
power planning and sustainable job creation. This joint factsheet edition connects policymakers in local and national government
agencies with expert organisations and contact persons, to quantify specific employment co-benefits, assess policy options and
unlock potentials for people and communities.
[Originally posted at https://www.cobenefits.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Co-Benefits-Factsheets_Employment_2021-2022.pdf]
A 2021 report which interrogates the idea of a 'just transition' and place it within its historical context. It addresses a major contradiction at the core of global energy transition debates: the rapid shift to low-carbon energy-systems will require increased extraction of minerals and metals. In doing so, the authors argue that extractive industries are energy and carbon-intensive, and will enlarge and intensify social and ecological injustice.
[Originally posted at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sd.2163]
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 2021 paper which advocates for (1) greater political commitment and will towards the transition to renewable and less carbon intensive energy sources in ASEAN, and (2) greater public-private cooperation to close the region’s sustainable infrastructure investment gap to support the move to renewables and lower-carbon energy sources that will enable ASEAN to achieve its climate action commitments.
[Originally posted at https://www.jetro.go.jp/view_interface.php?blockId=32332087]
A 2021 study which argues that the energy justice concept may provide a powerful tool to offset looming trade-offs and enhance the co-benefits of SDG 7 within broader transition endeavours. In doing so, it assesses African energy transition processes based on a comparative mapping of African renewable energy policies in 34 countries. It investigates the scope of policy frameworks in order to analyze their contribution to greater energy justice along different justice dimensions.
[Originally posted at file:///Users/reema/Downloads/PaG%209(1)%20-%20Assessing%20African%20Energy%20Transitions_%20Renewable%20Energy%20Policies,%20Energy%20Justice,%20and%20SDG%207%20(1).pdf]
A 2020 article which presents an analysis of energy transition processes based on a comparative mapping of African renewable energy
policies in 34 countries. It discusses these developments with respect to their justice dimension, following up on the recent debate on distributive, recognitional, and procedural energy justice. It not only provides evidence of African energy policies covering recognitional and distributive justice, but also identifies potential trade-offs between strong market orientation and justice concerns.
[Originally posted at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629620301274]
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