Nuclear technology has made great advances with small modular reactors, which could potentially help South Africa transition away from coal to a cleaner energy source. Leleti Maluleke, junior researcher for GGA's Human...
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Climate change in Africa in the context of the COP26 agenda
The African Group of Negotiators went to the United Nation’s climate conference (COP26) in November last year wanting a stronger finance architecture and climate rules that would enable them to manage their energy...
A just transition to net zero emissions
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, agreed to an ambitious deal in climate finance with leaders from Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United States at the 26th UN Conference of the...
Post COP26: The divestment opportunity
Why abandoning fossil fuel investments is the optimal catalyst for setting Africa on the right development trajectory Climate change is perhaps the ultimate ‘wicked problem’. Or, for economists, it’s the ultimate...
ESG – Energy transition moves into the boardroom
In May 2021, Royal Dutch Shell (Shell), a British-Dutch multinational oil and gas company, lost what is considered a precedent-setting climate change case for oil companies. The Hague District Court in the Netherlands...
China’s billion dollar dirty coal projects
China is investing heavily in coal-fi red plants in Africa, even as it prioritises renewables at home You have read all of your free articles, to continue reading simply register to claim your complimentary three-day...
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