Mengimplementasikan transisi berkeadilan

The document examines South Africa's transition from coal, noting that while the country is a global leader in planning, it faces significant implementation hurdles. Key issues include a misalignment between the low ambitions of national government and foreign funders versus the high expectations of local communities and unions. The brief identifies limited local institutional capacity and inadequate conventional financing as major barriers. It specifically discusses green hydrogen projects, where social goals are often treated as secondary to cost and technical feasibility. The authors argue that transparent decision-making and addressing local priorities—such as basic services and food security—are essential to maintain public legitimacy and ensure the transition's success.

• There is a significant misalignment between the ambitions of national-level actors and local stakeholders. National government bodies, the state energy company Eskom, and foreign funders tend to support lower ambitions focused on emissions reduction and energy security, whereas local authorities, unions, and communities seek more transformative changes.
• Local institutional capacity is insufficient to effectively manage the transition, particularly in the Mpumalanga Province, which is the most coal-dependent region. Barriers include a reliance on coal revenue, limited funding, gaps in technical capability, and poor access to data.
• Current financing mechanisms are ill-suited for transformative just transition projects, which are often small-scale, high-risk, and require multi-layered funding. The document suggests a need for blended finance, de-risking activities, and decision-making processes that prioritize social and environmental impacts over conventional financial metrics.
• In the implementation of green hydrogen projects, just transition goals are frequently treated as secondary 'add-ons' rather than core objectives. Developers often prioritize technical feasibility and cost-competitiveness, viewing social components as additional costs that reduce project viability.
• Transparent decision-making is critical for the legitimacy of the transition, especially regarding the selection of beneficiaries and the allocation of resources, to prevent the capture of funds by a few individuals in a context of regulatory corruption.

APA

Strambo, C., Patel, M., & Maimele, S. (2024). Mengimplementasikan transisi berkeadilan. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mengimplementasikan-transisi-berkeadilan-afrika-selatan.pdf

Chicago

Strambo, Claudia, Muhammed Patel, and Seutame Maimele. Mengimplementasikan transisi berkeadilan. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2024. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mengimplementasikan-transisi-berkeadilan-afrika-selatan.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{strambo2024mengimplementasikan, author = {Strambo, Claudia and Patel, Muhammed and Maimele, Seutame}, title = {{Mengimplementasikan transisi berkeadilan}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mengimplementasikan-transisi-berkeadilan-afrika-selatan.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }