Tag: just energy transition
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When is a policy not a policy? The curious case of the hollow JET-P
If Just Energy Transition Partnerships don’t serve the interests of developing countries or the West, whose purposes do they serve? If something looks like a duck ... -
Is Italy’s $6bn plan for Africa just PR-friendly neocolonialism?
The Mattei Plan was drawn up without any input from African leaders and is named after the controversial founder of Italy’s fossil fuels major. It is ... -
What went wrong with South Africa’s once pioneering just transition plan?
Two years into the world’s first Just Energy Transition Partnership, some fear it will amount to “green structural adjustment”. South Africa’s experience in piloting a new ... -
Green hydrogen: Africa’s chance to break the colonial extractive dynamic
European countries are, once again, desperate for the continent’s resources. Why aren’t African governments demanding more in return? The first time I ever heard the term ... -
“Why do they punish us?” Uganda charcoal ban ignites transition debate
While welcomed in principle, the abrupt charcoal ban has left both traders and buyers unsure of where to turn. Earlier this year, Hamidu Ssenyondo, a charcoal ...
