Coal and Energy in South Africa Considering a Just Transition

Coal and Energy in South Africa: Considering a Just Transition investigates the consequences of shifting social responsibilities, new inequalities and the sustainability concerns created by the likely energy transition in Africa to end the fossil-fuel era. Focusing on the local realities in a growin...

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Other Authors: Marais, Lochner (Editor), Burger, Philippe (Editor), Malene Campbell (Editor), Stuart Paul Denoon-Stevens (Editor), Deirdre van Rooyen (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Press 2021
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Summary:Coal and Energy in South Africa: Considering a Just Transition investigates the consequences of shifting social responsibilities, new inequalities and the sustainability concerns created by the likely energy transition in Africa to end the fossil-fuel era. Focusing on the local realities in a growing coal and energy town of South Africa, Emalahleni, it explores whether a just transition from coal-generated energy is possible and what the local implications will be of this global restructuring of the energy sector.
ISBN:978147448705
9781474487085
Access:Open Access