The Just Transition Agenda under South Africa's G20 Presidency

This synthesis report discusses the role of South Africa's 2025 G20 presidency in advancing the 'just transition' agenda, building upon a Ministerial Statement from October 2024 that emphasizes structural actions in national economies and the international financial system to scale up climate action.

• A Ministerial Statement issued on 24 October 2024 by G20 Ministers and central bank governors expresses a determination to implement structural actions within national economies and the international financial system to accelerate climate action, while aligning with poverty eradication and sustainable development.
• The G20 supports the voluntary use of country-led national transition planning and country platforms to turn mitigation, adaptation, and resilience policies into investment plans funded by public and private resources, supporting the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
• South Africa is positioned to lead the G20 in 2025 regarding climate action and national transition planning, having been the first nation to include a 'just energy transition' (JET) in its NDC, publish a country platform via the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP), and integrate developmental criteria into renewable energy procurement.
• There is a growing global trend toward country platforms, with approximately 22 countries having launched or drafting them for COP 30, and another 30 countries preparing or considering them. These platforms are viewed as locally crafted documents essential for defining funding requirements and financing climate actions.

APA

South African Institute of International Affairs (2025). The Just Transition Agenda under South Africa's G20 Presidency. https://saiia.org.za/research/the-just-transition-agenda-under-south-africas-g20-presidency/

Chicago

South African Institute of International Affairs. The Just Transition Agenda under South Africa's G20 Presidency. 2025. https://saiia.org.za/research/the-just-transition-agenda-under-south-africas-g20-presidency/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{southafricaninstituteofinternationalaffairs2025just, author = {{South African Institute of International Affairs}}, title = {{The Just Transition Agenda under South Africa's G20 Presidency}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://saiia.org.za/research/the-just-transition-agenda-under-south-africas-g20-presidency/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }