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CHANGE THE SYSTEM, NOT THE CLIMATE
Countries around the world are facing the challenge of decarbonising their economies - and many are struggling to raise the funds needed for doing so. This is where the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) comes in.
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Our Partnership
The partnership between South Africa and Northern Governments
The partnership is an agreement between South Africa and Northern governments↥ such as Britain, France, Germany, the United States as well as the European Union
It was struck in November 2021 at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. As things stand, South Africa is the thirteenth highest emitter of carbon in the world, and 87 per cent of its electricity production comes from burning coal. Between 2023 and 2027, South Africa will receive financial support from the international partner governments – all in all, $8.5bn.
The money is supposed to help the country transition to a low-carbon economy based on renewable energy.
According to the South African government, the funds will be used to shut down coal-fired power plants and to roll out renewables, in order to get the transmission grid ready for the use of renewables.
Additionally, the money will be spent to help the car industry shift to electric vehicles and kick-start the move towards a green hydrogen economy.
The JETP is hailed by leading politicians across the globe as a game changer in climate finance and a template for how Northern and Southern governments↥ can cooperate to tackle the climate crisis.
The New York Times calls it a ‘breakthrough for the world’. Since November 2021, the Northern countries have also struck JETP agreements with Indonesia and Vietnam, and there are talks underway with India and Senegal.
It looks as though JETP agreements will affect a lot of countries sooner or later. This is why it is worth having a closer look.
what we aim
Our Mission
Decarbonization and Energy Transition: The core of the JETP is to reduce South Africa's reliance on coal and transition to cleaner energy sources like renewables. This aligns with South Africa's commitment to reducing carbon emissions and achieving its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets.
The mission of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) is to transition the country’s energy sector away from coal and towards cleaner energy sources, while ensuring a just and equitable process for affected workers and communities. This involves mitigating the negative impacts of decarbonization on livelihoods and promoting social justice, poverty eradication, and economic growth. The partnership also aims to address climate change risks and position South Africa as a global leader in the green economy.
The JETP also seeks to improve energy security by increasing the share of renewable energy and exploring storage solutions, while also addressing the issue of energy poverty.
International Cooperation:
The JETP is a partnership between South Africa and a group of international partners, including the European Union, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These partners have committed to mobilize financial resources to support South Africa’s transition.
Economic Growth and Investment:
The JETP aims to unlock significant investments (over R1 trillion) in the South African economy, particularly in renewable energy projects, green hydrogen, and electric vehicle infrastructure. This is expected to boost economic growth and create new opportunities.
Objectives of the Organisation
Providing the community at large with sports, textbooks, school uniform and meals.
Provide awareness to rural areas about this project so that they may not give up in they stride to further they studies.
Create an environment where disadvantaged household can learn without the burden of financial expenses
These students who have been assisted will have the commitment of tutoring and helping out in the community.
To raise funds and receive contributions where appropriate to finance the work.
To publicise and promote the work.
Make rules and standing orders for categories of members and their rights.
Organise meetings, training courses and events.
Work with similar groups and exchange information
and advice with them.
Take any action that is lawful, which would help it to fulfil its aims.
Fund raise to pay for the main objective.
what to archieve
Our Vision
Decarbonizing the electricity system: South Africa's JETP focuses on reducing reliance on coal for electricity generation and transitioning to cleaner energy sources.
A path forward
We need to reclaim our language
Just transition’ and ‘just energy transition’ were terms that
emerged from the global labour movement.
They referred to the need to leave no one behind in
energy transitions, not the workers, and not communities that still depend on fossil fuels. Today,
they have been misappropriated by those in favour of the JETP - and they mean very little, as the
agreement shows. We need to push for a just transition that deserves its name!
Nothing for us without us
The public in South Africa was shut out from the JETP negotiations. We need a fundamentally
different political process - one that is marked by accountability, transparency and consultation,
and that is accompanied by a mass education drive that focuses on energy issues.
Without
democratisation and strong democratic institutions, a just transition will not be possible. Nothing
for us without us!
To ensure there's no privatisation of energy production
So far, government agendas in South Africa and elsewhere are not geared towards introducing
socially-owned, renewable energy.
We need a U-turn in industrial and social policy that focuses all
efforts on starting a just transition process. For this purpose, it is necessary to ensure that there is
no privatisation of energy production when we shift to renewables and that energy, water, air and
public spaces are and remain in the hands of the people!
Climate sanctions against super polluters
International sanctions have contributed to bringing down Apartheid, the oppressive, racist regime in South Africa in place until the early 1990s. <,br>We need to learn a lesson from history and demand climate sanctions against super polluters, be they countries or companies!
Remove the debt trap by cancelling odious colonial debt, and they need to settle the climate debt
The JETP locks South Africa in a position of dependency and debt and is a form of green
colonialism. Northern governments need to remove the debt trap by cancelling odious colonial
debt, and they need to settle the climate debt owed to the South by the North.
We need to
overcome global fossil capitalism, which is constantly expanding and destroying the planet, and
move towards a world order based on social and environmental justice.
Build a global mass movement for a just transition uniting workers and climate activists.
Let us build a global mass movement for a just transition uniting workers and climate activists.
Leave coal in the hole, leave oil in the soil! For de-centralised, community-based, socially-owned,
affordable, clean energy and a transition that brings social and environmental justice.
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Pioneering Sustainable
In order to tackle the energy crisis in an equitable manner, both the JETP and the South African government refer to the need for a ‘just transition’. This concept, which was coined by the global labour movement and has since been misappropriated by elites, signifies that no workers and communities should be left behind in the transition away from fossil fuels. Accordingly, the JETP is presented as a key step towards a just transition in South Africa
The upside is that the energy transition promises significant benefits for the people over the medium term. These do not just consist of carbon reductions, but also of clean air, a stable and affordable energy supply and decent new jobs in the low-carbon economy..
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How have climate activists and trade unionists responded?
There have been widespread calls from social movements↥, trade unions↥, NGOs↥and other progressive forces for a people-driven, just energy transition from below, which advances systemic transformation.
These calls were fuelled by the ongoing lack of transparency around the JETP and its scant engagement and consultation with civil society, labour and other stakeholders – despite the claim that the JETP is informed by the idea of a ‘just transition’.
For example, the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) – the body tasked to develop, frame and implement South Africa’s Just Transition framework – has raised concerns about the lack of transparency of the process.
The PCC has also criticised the JETP for its failure to engage with the public. It has highlighted that this undermines the principle of procedural justice↥, which is crucial for the South African or any other just transition framework.
In addition, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has raised concerns about the neo-colonial interests of donor governments.
After all, the JETP relies heavily on debt and prioritises a market-centric approach to finance the energy transition.
This market-centric endeavour guarantees profits for the financial elite and will reproduce injustices and deepen socioeconomic inequalities.
There were also concerns raised that decarbonisation is accompanied by privatisation drives in the energy sector, which are likely to result in additional job
losses. Progressive voices in the public debate on the JETP have thus demanded to place a just transition for workers and communities front and centre and focus on the need for social dialogue, transparency, climate reparations and debt cancellation. These demands are sound and justifiable and point to the pressing need for mobilisation from below that will challenge the way in which power and resources are distributed, regulated and controlled.
Who is G7
Purpose of G7
The G7 serves as a forum for the world's leading industrialized democracies to discuss and address global challenges.
JETPs are designed to support developing and emerging economies in their transition to low-carbon economies by providing financial, technical, and political support.
The governments of South Africa, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, along with the European Union, have today announced a new ambitious, long-term Just Energy Transition Partnership to support South Africa’s decarbonisation efforts.
The Partnership aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of South Africa’s economy, with a focus on the electricity system, to help it achieve the ambitious goals set out in its updated Nationally Determined Contribution emissions goals.
t will mobilise an initial commitment of $8.5 billion for the first phase of financing, through various mechanisms including grants, concessional loans and investments and risk sharing instruments, including to mobilise the private sector.
The Partnership is expected to prevent up to 1-1.5 gigatonnes of emissions over the next 20 years and support South Africa to move away from coal and to accelerate its transition to a low emission, climate resilient economy.
The Republic of South Africa’s Head of State, President Cyril Ramaphosa, expressed his support for the declaration:
“South Africa welcomes the commitment made in the Political Declaration to supporting the implementation of our revised Nationally Determined Contribution, which represents our country’s ambitious effort to support the global battle against climate change.
“We look forward to a long term partnership that can serve as an appropriate model of support for climate action from developed to developing countries, recognising the importance of a just transition to a low carbon, climate resilient society that promotes employment and livelihoods.”
The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, welcomed the announcement:
“This game-changing partnership will set a precedent for how countries can work together to accelerate the transition to clean, green energy and technology.
“Moving away from coal is essential if we are to meet our target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. President Ramaphosa has shown real leadership on this issue, and the United Kingdom is committed to working with South Africa and our partners to support a just and fair transition to renewable energy.”
The President of the United States of America, Joseph R. Biden added:
“The United States, together with the UK, France, Germany and the EU is announcing a new partnership with South Africa to help transform their economy to a clean energy economy more quickly. Right now South Africa is the largest emitter in Africa due in large part to the heavy reliance on coal for power.
“By closing South African coal plants ahead of schedule and investing in clean power alternatives for the people of South Africa and supporting an equitable and inclusive transition in South Africa’s coal sector, we are following through on the pledge the G7 partners made in Cornwall to accelerate the transition away from coal in developing countries.”
The President of the Republic of France, Emmanuel Macron said:
“This new partnership mobilises very significant support for South Africa’s ambitious decarbonisation project for a just energy transition.
It will benefit from the long-standing cooperation between France and South Africa through the work of the Agence française de développement. And we hope it will set the standard for other such partnerships in the future. France stands ready.
The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel, said :
“I am very pleased that Germany is part of this important partnership with South Africa and we can share our experience with a just transition. We are committed to supporting both the decarbonisation of South Africa‘s electricity production and the development of new economic opportunities for affected communities.”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen noted:
“This partnership is a global first and could become a template on how to support just transition around the world. By joining forces, we can speed up the phasing out of coal in partner countries, while supporting vulnerable communities that depend on it. Ensuring a just transition is a priority for the EU, both at home and abroad.”
Delivering on this ambition will affect mining communities and workers. The Partnership recognises the importance of supporting South Africa’s efforts to lead a ‘Just Transition’ that supports affected workers and vulnerable communities, especially coal miners, women and youth, as the South African economy changes.
It will work to identify financing options for innovative technical developments and investments, including electric vehicles and green hydrogen, to help the creation of quality, green jobs.
Today’s announcement represents a powerful example of action through a global collaboration between an emerging economy and international partners to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. It is open to other countries wishing to contribute financial capacity, thereby exerting a further boost to South Africa’s clean energy transition.
The Political Declaration issued today marks the beginning of a process. The Partnership’s operational arrangements will be elaborated in detail over the coming months
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