South Africa
A 2019 report which aims to collect, examine and highlight the social and environmental conflicts related to the coal supply chains of energy companies that own thermal power plants in Spain. The report focuses on human rights violations according to the UN Guiding Principles and highlights the generation of poverty in local communities around mines in countries from which coal is imported, the loss of people's traditional livelihoods (agriculture, fishing and livestock), the adverse health effects of air, water and soil pollution, the loss of water sources, the forced displacement and resettlement of populations, the loss of territory and access to land, as well as the state of working conditions in mines.
[Originally posted at https://es.greenpeace.org/es/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/12/COAL-AND-HUMAN-RIGHTS.pdf]
A 2022 report on the online dialogue about justice in sustainability transitions which took place on the 8th of June 2022 by a group of 35 researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from around 10 countries. The dialogue on the 8th of June aimed to identify social impacts of transitions on different stakeholders and how conditions can be created to make sure no one is left behind.
[Originally posted at https://www.wur.nl/en/publication-details.htm?publicationId=publication-way-363032363632]
A 2021 research which focuses on the power sectors of Poland and South Africa, both strongly dependent on domestic coal, investigates the obstacles and the enablers to just energy transition paths in the two countries, and makes recommendations on how to improve those processes.
[Originally posted at https://upcommons.upc.edu/bitstream/handle/2117/366075/sara-gonella-1567853-graduation-project3.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]
A 2020 report which aims to shed light on how 'just transition' work has been advancing in low and middle-income countries and highlight how
trade unions and development actors can enhance climate ambition. It provides examples of union responses in different productive sectors and how Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) will shift labour markets and sectorial challenges.
[Originally posted at https://www.uniontounion.org/sites/default/files/material_files/report_just_transition_eng_webb.pdf]
A 2020 report which presents the case for a modern national power utility - a New Eskom. Unfortunately, in the public discourse around energy in South Africa, the word ‘Eskom' has become an expletive. To suggest that a reformed publicly utility can and must play a new and perhaps expanded role in shaping the country’s energy future as it transitions away from coal sounds ludicrous. But this is exactly what the situation demands, and this report explains why.
[Originally posted at https://www.tni.org/en/publication/eskom-transformed-achieving-a-just-energy-transition-for-south-africa]
A 2020 report which highlights the possible impacts of energy transition in Indonesia, especially from the social and economic aspects, to ensure a 'just energy' transition in the country. It analyzes the energy transition experiences of four countries, namely Germany, South Africa, Australia, and Canada that Indonesia can adapt to achieve Indonesia’s just energy transition.
[Originally posted at https://iesr.or.id/en/pustaka/ensuring-a-just-energy-transition-in-indonesia-lessons-learned-from-country-case-studies-iesr-2020]
A 2022 report which shows the scale of financial support provided by commercial banks, development finance institutions and Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) that flowed to the fossil fuel industry in West, Central, East and Southern Africa in the period between 2016, the year in which the Paris Agreement entered into force, and the end of June 2021. In addition, it highlights the private and public-sector financial institutions most responsible for these flows.
[Originally posted at https://priceofoil.org/2022/03/03/fossil-fuel-financing-in-africa/]
A 2021 review which presents a situational analysis of the key issues that will inform the development of South Africa’s Just Transition Framework – the practical guide that will ensure that the country’s transition to a low-emissions economy is well managed, just, and equitable.
[Originally posted at https://www.tips.org.za/images/PCC_Report_Towards_a_Just_Transition_Technical_Report_No_1_A_review_of_local_and_international_policy_debate.pdf]
A 2020 report which analyzes major structural changes to decarbonize economies and energy systems. It recommends incorporating a series of considerations, notably the need for: strategic planning for impacted communities; governance structures and state capacity to implement 'just transition' actions; and a holistic approach to regional economic development to create viable short-term and long-term solutions for local populations who are affected.
[Originally posted at https://www.ebrd.com/documents/policy/insights-from-historical-cases-of-transition.pdf?blobnocache=true]
A 2022 briefing which identifies the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) development in South Africa, the role and perspective of Civil Society Organizations of South Africa in JETP, and pinpoints lessons learned for similar future partnerships.
[Originally posted at https://www.germanwatch.org/en/87278]
A 2021 World Bank sweeping paper analyzes the status of coal
phase-out around the world, the magnitude
and character of coal mining jobs and their spillovers in local economies, and the
challenges associated with future labor
transition; the report highlights five case studies: Poland, Indonesia, India, United States and South Africa.
[Originally posted at https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/37118]
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