{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"analysis_type":["transparency request"]},"warnings":[{"code":"facet_value_not_in_vocabulary","message":"Value 'transparency request' for facet 'analysis_type' is not in the controlled vocabulary."}]},"total":{"value":2,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?analysis_type=transparency+request","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"cer-001068","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cer-001068","title":"SOUTH AFRICAS PARTICIPATION IN THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP (\u001cJETP\u001d): SUPPORT FOR THE TASK TEAM AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ITS WORK","publisher":{"name":"Centre for Environmental Rights","organization":"centre-for-environmental-rights"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2022-02-17","source_url":"https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/LAC-and-FFCSA-Climate-Finance-Letter-14.02.22.pdf?x21779","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Life after Coal Campaign (LAC) and the Fair Finance Coalition South Africa (FFCSA) have written to the South African Presidency and relevant ministers to seek clarity on the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team's operations and the structure of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). The coalitions request transparency in negotiations, the inclusion of civil society in consultations, and a commitment that the initial $8.5 billion in funding—and any subsequent finance—is not used for new fossil fuel projects, including gas and nuclear power. They further argue that finance should be conditional on the retirement of coal power stations and include funding for the rehabilitation of mining areas and the development of community-owned renewable energy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001068#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), announced at COP26 on 2 November 2021, involves a commitment from the governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union to mobilise an initial $8.5 billion over three to five years to support South Africa's transition to a low-carbon economy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001068#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Civil society coalitions LAC and FFCSA are requesting confirmation on whether the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team will ensure the involvement and consultation of community organisations and civil society in its processes, noting that current mentions of coordination only include government departments, the private sector, and development finance institutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001068#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The coalitions argue that climate finance should be conditional on the retirement of Eskom's coal power stations to meet or exceed the lower bound of South Africa's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of 350 Mt CO2e, and should specifically exclude funding for new fossil fuels, including gas and nuclear power.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001068#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document highlights a funding gap, noting that while the Political Declaration refers to $8.5 billion, Eskom's Just Energy Transaction is understood to require between $30 billion and $35 billion over 15 years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001068#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Just Energy Transition Partnership","climate finance","Coal phase-out","renewable energy","Nationally Determined Contributions","decarbonization","energy efficiency","climate change adaptation","nuclear power","natural gas"],"geography_discussed":["France","Germany","United Kingdom","United States","European Union"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy advocacy","transparency request"]},{"id":"cer-000771","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cer-000771","title":"“A” INTERNAL APPEAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES","publisher":{"name":"Centre for Environmental Rights","organization":"centre-for-environmental-rights"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2013-07-26","source_url":"https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CER-WWF-Internal-Appeal_DMR.pdf?x21779","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA), represented by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), filed an internal appeal to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on 26 July 2013. The appeal challenges the DMR's refusal to grant access to records regarding seabed prospecting rights and strategies in South Africa's territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which the DMR claimed would substantially and unreasonably divert its resources.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000771#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"On 10 May 2013, the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) requested records from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) concerning seabed prospecting in South Africa's territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The request sought lists of granted prospecting rights since 2008, pending applications, geographical coordinates/maps of these areas, a database of seabed prospecting and mining, and the DMR's national or regional seabed prospecting and mining strategies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000771#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The DMR refused the PAIA request on 23 May 2013, citing section 45(b) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), claiming that processing the request would \"substantially and unreasonably divert the resources of the public body.\" The DMR suggested that the requester obtain the information directly from relevant companies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000771#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"WWF-SA argues that the DMR failed to properly apply its mind to the request by issuing a generic, \"one size fits all\" refusal letter and failing to explain why each specific record requested would cause a substantial diversion of resources.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000771#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The appeal asserts that the DMR did not meet its legal onus of proof to justify non-disclosure, as it provided no evidence or causal link between the requested information and the alleged diversion of resources.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000771#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"WWF-SA contends that the information should be disclosed under the section 46 \"override provision\" of PAIA because it could reveal an imminent and serious environmental risk. Specifically, seabed mining may overlap with key biodiversity areas and the South African Hake Trawl Fishery, which is valued at R2.7 billion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000771#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The appeal claims that disclosure could reveal a failure to comply with the law, specifically regarding the public participation processes required by sections 10 and 16(4) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (MPRDA).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000771#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The appellant alleges that the DMR's refusal letter violated section 25(3) of PAIA by failing to provide adequate reasons for the refusal and omitting information regarding the requester's right to lodge an internal appeal or court application.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000771#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":["energy transition","seabed mining","marine biodiversity","environmental risk"],"geography_discussed":["Northern Cape","Western Cape","Eastern Cape","KwaZulu-Natal"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal appeal","transparency request"]}]}