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Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
PROJECT FUNDERS
MISTRA FUNDERS
Contributors
Acronyms and abbreviations
ONE - Introduction. A just transition pathway for South Africa
INTRODUCTION
THEMES, OVERVIEW OF BOOK CHAPTERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS
The landing of the just transition in South Africa
A shift in economic paradigm
Technology as enablers for the just transition
Social and political factors relevant to climate change and the low carbon transition
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
SECTION 1. The landing of the just transition in South Africa
TWO - From climate change to a just energy transition
INTRODUCTION
CLIMATE CHANGE: CAUSE, IMPACT AND LAYERED VULNERABILITIES
SOUTH AFRICA'S DECARBONISATION JOURNEY
SOUTH AFRICA'S POLICY ENVIRONMENT
NEW AGREEMENT AND THE DOMESTICATION OF CLIMATE ACTIONS
PREMISE OF AN INCLUSIVE AND JUST TRANSITION
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RE-EMERGENCE OF GREEN RECOVERIES
REFERENCES
THREE - Applying a normative framework to assess the just transition to a net zero carbon society in South Africa
INTRODUCTION
FRAMEWORK FOR A JUST TRANSITION
Procedural justice
Distributive justice
Restorative justice
APPLYING THE NORMATIVE JUST TRANSITION FRAMEWORK TO KEY POLICY PROCESSES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Case study on industrial policy
Case study on employment policy
Case study on climate policy
ADVANCING A COHERENT AND COORDINATED JUST TRANSITION POLICY FRAMEWORK
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
SECTION 2. Shift in economic paradigm
FOUR - Shaping a new economic growth model for South Africa. The role of a well-managed energy transition
OVERVIEW
A NEW GROWTH MODEL FOR SOUTH AFRICA
GLOBAL CONTEXT OF ENERGY TRANSITION
MAPPING SOUTH AFRICA'S ENERGY TRANSITION.
ALLOWING FOR LARGER EMBEDDED, OR DISTRIBUTED, POWER INVESTMENTS BY FIRMS
UPDATING THE INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLAN AND ACCELERATING INVESTMENT IN WIND AND SOLAR CAPACITY
REAFFIRMING CORRUPTION-FREE BIDDING PROCESSES RUN BY THE INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER OFFICE
COMMITTING TO AN ACCELERATED DECARBONISATION TARGET TO ASSIST IN ALLEVIATING ESKOM DEBT AND TO FUND A JUST TRANSITION
UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM LINKAGES FOR JOB CREATION
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTH AFRICA' S CARBON-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIAL BASE
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
FIVE - From MEC to net zero. The role of the energy sector in the just transition
INTRODUCTION
THE HISTORY OF ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE MINERALS ENERGY COMPLEX
FRAGMENTATION AND FRACTURE: THE NASCENT DISINTEGRATION OF THE MEC
THE END OF NEW COAL-FIRED POWER
FROM STABILITY TO CRISIS: ESKOM COAL SUPPLY AND MINING
EMERGENCE OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME
2030 CLIMATE TARGETS REDEFINE SOUTH AFRICA' S POLICY TRAJECTORY
UNRESOLVED DYNAMICS: THE RESURGENCE OF NUCLEAR?
UNRESOLVED DYNAMICS: THE DASH FOR GAS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
SIX - Green industrial development under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Positioning South Africa's renewable energy manufacturing
INTRODUCTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY LANDSCAPE - A LACK OF POLITICAL WILL?
THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA: A PATHWAY TO GREEN INDUSTRIALISATION
Energy market integration
Rethinking industrial policy to accelerate an energy transition
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
SEVEN - South Africa's smoke signals for financing the just energy transition
INTRODUCTION
NEXUS OF FINANCE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
FINANCING JUST TRANSITIONS
COVID-19 AND CLIMATE FINANCE
SOUTH AFRICA'S ENCOUNTERS WITH CLIMATE FINANCE.
SIGNALLING FINANCE NEEDS FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
CLIMATE FINANCE AS A RAGING FIRE?
BEYOND SMOKE SIGNALS TO RAGING FIRE: ARTICULATING SOUTH AFRICA' S DEMANDS FOR FINANCE
REFERENCES
SECTION 3. Technology pathways for a just transition
EIGHT - Steering the South African energy sector towards a low carbon economy. The role of a well-managed energy transition
INTRODUCTION
HYDROGEN
Hydrogen properties
Hydrogen generation, storage and distribution
Hydrogen application: Fuel cells
Challenges and barriers for production and deployment of green hydrogen
POSITIONING SOUTH AFRICA IN THE CURRENT GLOBAL TRANSITION USING HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES
Advancement of green hydrogen and power fuels
Beneficiation of green hydrogen
THE STATE OF SA'S FUEL CELL AND HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES
The HySA Programme
South African industry transitions towards a hydrogen economy
Mining sector contribution to hydrogen and fuel cells technology development and deployment
Cities adopting the hydrogen economy
SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY
Systems required for a sustainable transition to a hydrogen economy
Investment and creation of markets
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
NINE - Shaping the low carbon energy transformation for just urban transitions in South Africa
INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT
CONCEPTUALISING JUST URBAN TRANSITIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
TRANSFORMING SOUTH AFRICA'S URBAN ENERGY SYSTEMS BETWEEN 1994 AND 2021
DECENTRALISATION AND JUST TRANSITION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
SECTION 4. Social factors of climate change and the just transition
TEN - Assessing options of an energy transition and alternative agriculture in Mpumalanga
INTRODUCTION
SECTION ONE. ENERGY TRANSITIONS: OPTIONS FOR REPURPOSING COAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
COAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPURPOSING OPTIONS
THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION APPROACH
CONCLUDING REMARKS
SECTION 2. REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE: AN ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
Employment in regenerative agriculture
LAND REHABILITATION THROUGH REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
Policy requirements for regenerative agriculture to support a just transition
CONCLUDING REMARKS
CHAPTER OVERVIEW
REFERENCES
ELEVEN - Democratising a just transition in South Africa
INTRODUCTION
INTERNATIONAL ORIGINS
CONSTRAINTS ON ACHIEVING A JUST TRANSITION
A QUESTION OF POWER
INSIGHTS FROM LABOUR ON A JUST TRANSITION
THE COSATU CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY FRAMEWORK
INSIGHTS FROM CIVIL SOCIETY ON A JUST TRANSITION
AREAS OF CONSENSUS AND CONVERGENCE
GLOBAL SOCIAL MOVEMENT AND THE JUST TRANSITION
CONCLUSION: THE BASIS FOR THE MASS COALITION MOVEMENT ON THE JUST TRANSITION
REFERENCES
TWELVE - Climate liberalism, the green deal and strategic competition. The geopolitics of decarbonisation
INTRODUCTION
THE ASIA PIVOT: CHINA'S INCREASING THREAT TO WESTERN SUPREMACY
CHINA'S POSITIONING IN GREEN TECHNOLOGIES AND GREEN MINERALS: A GROWING THREAT TO WESTERN SUPREMACY
AS NEW BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN, HOW ARE OTHER GLOBAL PLAYERS RESPONDING?
THE ROAD AHEAD FOR AFRICA: LEVERAGING THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL BATTLE LINES
SOUTH AFRICA'S ROLE IN SECURING AFRICA' S FUTURE POSITIONING IN THE DECARBONISATION AGENDA
CONCLUDING REMARKS
REFERENCES
THIRTEEN - Reimagining skills planning for a low carbon and sustainable future. Conceptualising skills ecosystems
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Green skills: A meander through the literature
Framework for looking at skills for a green and just transition.
UNPACKING CASE STUDY EXAMPLES TO DEPICT THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS OF TWO SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS
CASE 1 - Skills ecosystem - The wood pellet value chain in the Expanded Public Works Programme
CASE 2 - Towards a resilient food ecosystem: Addressing food waste
Facilitating verticalities within the skills ecosystem that emerged from this case
Horizontalities (collaboration) that emerged
THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL IN THE SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS
LESSONS ON SKILLS AND SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
FOURTEEN - Conclusion. Insights and recommendations for building a just low carbon future in South Africa
INTRODUCTION
SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND COHESION FOR A JUST TRANSITION
A 'JUST' INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ENERGY
CAPACITY BUILDING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR A CAPABLE WORKFORCE
CONCLUDING REMARKS
REFERENCES
Index
Back cover.
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
PROJECT FUNDERS
MISTRA FUNDERS
Contributors
Acronyms and abbreviations
ONE - Introduction. A just transition pathway for South Africa
INTRODUCTION
THEMES, OVERVIEW OF BOOK CHAPTERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS
The landing of the just transition in South Africa
A shift in economic paradigm
Technology as enablers for the just transition
Social and political factors relevant to climate change and the low carbon transition
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
SECTION 1. The landing of the just transition in South Africa
TWO - From climate change to a just energy transition
INTRODUCTION
CLIMATE CHANGE: CAUSE, IMPACT AND LAYERED VULNERABILITIES
SOUTH AFRICA'S DECARBONISATION JOURNEY
SOUTH AFRICA'S POLICY ENVIRONMENT
NEW AGREEMENT AND THE DOMESTICATION OF CLIMATE ACTIONS
PREMISE OF AN INCLUSIVE AND JUST TRANSITION
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RE-EMERGENCE OF GREEN RECOVERIES
REFERENCES
THREE - Applying a normative framework to assess the just transition to a net zero carbon society in South Africa
INTRODUCTION
FRAMEWORK FOR A JUST TRANSITION
Procedural justice
Distributive justice
Restorative justice
APPLYING THE NORMATIVE JUST TRANSITION FRAMEWORK TO KEY POLICY PROCESSES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Case study on industrial policy
Case study on employment policy
Case study on climate policy
ADVANCING A COHERENT AND COORDINATED JUST TRANSITION POLICY FRAMEWORK
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
SECTION 2. Shift in economic paradigm
FOUR - Shaping a new economic growth model for South Africa. The role of a well-managed energy transition
OVERVIEW
A NEW GROWTH MODEL FOR SOUTH AFRICA
GLOBAL CONTEXT OF ENERGY TRANSITION
MAPPING SOUTH AFRICA'S ENERGY TRANSITION.
ALLOWING FOR LARGER EMBEDDED, OR DISTRIBUTED, POWER INVESTMENTS BY FIRMS
UPDATING THE INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLAN AND ACCELERATING INVESTMENT IN WIND AND SOLAR CAPACITY
REAFFIRMING CORRUPTION-FREE BIDDING PROCESSES RUN BY THE INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER OFFICE
COMMITTING TO AN ACCELERATED DECARBONISATION TARGET TO ASSIST IN ALLEVIATING ESKOM DEBT AND TO FUND A JUST TRANSITION
UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM LINKAGES FOR JOB CREATION
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTH AFRICA' S CARBON-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIAL BASE
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
FIVE - From MEC to net zero. The role of the energy sector in the just transition
INTRODUCTION
THE HISTORY OF ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE MINERALS ENERGY COMPLEX
FRAGMENTATION AND FRACTURE: THE NASCENT DISINTEGRATION OF THE MEC
THE END OF NEW COAL-FIRED POWER
FROM STABILITY TO CRISIS: ESKOM COAL SUPPLY AND MINING
EMERGENCE OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME
2030 CLIMATE TARGETS REDEFINE SOUTH AFRICA' S POLICY TRAJECTORY
UNRESOLVED DYNAMICS: THE RESURGENCE OF NUCLEAR?
UNRESOLVED DYNAMICS: THE DASH FOR GAS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
SIX - Green industrial development under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Positioning South Africa's renewable energy manufacturing
INTRODUCTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY LANDSCAPE - A LACK OF POLITICAL WILL?
THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA: A PATHWAY TO GREEN INDUSTRIALISATION
Energy market integration
Rethinking industrial policy to accelerate an energy transition
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
SEVEN - South Africa's smoke signals for financing the just energy transition
INTRODUCTION
NEXUS OF FINANCE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
FINANCING JUST TRANSITIONS
COVID-19 AND CLIMATE FINANCE
SOUTH AFRICA'S ENCOUNTERS WITH CLIMATE FINANCE.
SIGNALLING FINANCE NEEDS FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
CLIMATE FINANCE AS A RAGING FIRE?
BEYOND SMOKE SIGNALS TO RAGING FIRE: ARTICULATING SOUTH AFRICA' S DEMANDS FOR FINANCE
REFERENCES
SECTION 3. Technology pathways for a just transition
EIGHT - Steering the South African energy sector towards a low carbon economy. The role of a well-managed energy transition
INTRODUCTION
HYDROGEN
Hydrogen properties
Hydrogen generation, storage and distribution
Hydrogen application: Fuel cells
Challenges and barriers for production and deployment of green hydrogen
POSITIONING SOUTH AFRICA IN THE CURRENT GLOBAL TRANSITION USING HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES
Advancement of green hydrogen and power fuels
Beneficiation of green hydrogen
THE STATE OF SA'S FUEL CELL AND HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES
The HySA Programme
South African industry transitions towards a hydrogen economy
Mining sector contribution to hydrogen and fuel cells technology development and deployment
Cities adopting the hydrogen economy
SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY
Systems required for a sustainable transition to a hydrogen economy
Investment and creation of markets
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
NINE - Shaping the low carbon energy transformation for just urban transitions in South Africa
INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT
CONCEPTUALISING JUST URBAN TRANSITIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
TRANSFORMING SOUTH AFRICA'S URBAN ENERGY SYSTEMS BETWEEN 1994 AND 2021
DECENTRALISATION AND JUST TRANSITION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
SECTION 4. Social factors of climate change and the just transition
TEN - Assessing options of an energy transition and alternative agriculture in Mpumalanga
INTRODUCTION
SECTION ONE. ENERGY TRANSITIONS: OPTIONS FOR REPURPOSING COAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
COAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPURPOSING OPTIONS
THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION APPROACH
CONCLUDING REMARKS
SECTION 2. REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE: AN ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
Employment in regenerative agriculture
LAND REHABILITATION THROUGH REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
Policy requirements for regenerative agriculture to support a just transition
CONCLUDING REMARKS
CHAPTER OVERVIEW
REFERENCES
ELEVEN - Democratising a just transition in South Africa
INTRODUCTION
INTERNATIONAL ORIGINS
CONSTRAINTS ON ACHIEVING A JUST TRANSITION
A QUESTION OF POWER
INSIGHTS FROM LABOUR ON A JUST TRANSITION
THE COSATU CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY FRAMEWORK
INSIGHTS FROM CIVIL SOCIETY ON A JUST TRANSITION
AREAS OF CONSENSUS AND CONVERGENCE
GLOBAL SOCIAL MOVEMENT AND THE JUST TRANSITION
CONCLUSION: THE BASIS FOR THE MASS COALITION MOVEMENT ON THE JUST TRANSITION
REFERENCES
TWELVE - Climate liberalism, the green deal and strategic competition. The geopolitics of decarbonisation
INTRODUCTION
THE ASIA PIVOT: CHINA'S INCREASING THREAT TO WESTERN SUPREMACY
CHINA'S POSITIONING IN GREEN TECHNOLOGIES AND GREEN MINERALS: A GROWING THREAT TO WESTERN SUPREMACY
AS NEW BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN, HOW ARE OTHER GLOBAL PLAYERS RESPONDING?
THE ROAD AHEAD FOR AFRICA: LEVERAGING THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL BATTLE LINES
SOUTH AFRICA'S ROLE IN SECURING AFRICA' S FUTURE POSITIONING IN THE DECARBONISATION AGENDA
CONCLUDING REMARKS
REFERENCES
THIRTEEN - Reimagining skills planning for a low carbon and sustainable future. Conceptualising skills ecosystems
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
Green skills: A meander through the literature
Framework for looking at skills for a green and just transition.
UNPACKING CASE STUDY EXAMPLES TO DEPICT THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS OF TWO SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS
CASE 1 - Skills ecosystem - The wood pellet value chain in the Expanded Public Works Programme
CASE 2 - Towards a resilient food ecosystem: Addressing food waste
Facilitating verticalities within the skills ecosystem that emerged from this case
Horizontalities (collaboration) that emerged
THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL IN THE SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS
LESSONS ON SKILLS AND SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
FOURTEEN - Conclusion. Insights and recommendations for building a just low carbon future in South Africa
INTRODUCTION
SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND COHESION FOR A JUST TRANSITION
A 'JUST' INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ENERGY
CAPACITY BUILDING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR A CAPABLE WORKFORCE
CONCLUDING REMARKS
REFERENCES
Index
Back cover.