Mensajes Clave para una Transición Energética Justa para ALC y África

The document outlines a framework for a Just Energy Transition (JET) in the Global South, specifically focusing on Latin America, the Caribbean (LAC), and Africa. It argues for a comprehensive transformation across social, economic, and environmental spheres, emphasizing the phase-out of all fossil fuels by 2040. For LAC, the brief highlights a strong dependence on extractive industries and the need for economic diversification. For Africa, it emphasizes the urgency of energy access, as 600 million people lack electricity, and warns against increasing debt through loans for transition. Both regions call for increased social participation, the protection of human rights, and the sustainable management of transition minerals. The brief concludes with specific demands for COP28, including new and additional funding from developed nations and the transfer of renewable energy technology as a public good.

• Africa is identified as the region most vulnerable to climate change effects, yet it has the lowest carbon footprint; currently, 600 million people in Africa, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, lack access to electricity.
• The document argues that financing for the Just Energy Transition in the Global South must consist primarily of grants rather than loans to avoid aggravating the existing debt burden of African nations.
• The Global South possesses vast reserves of transition minerals—including copper, lithium, zinc, nickel, iron, manganese, rare earths, gold, and silver—but requires strict safeguards, such as socio-environmental impact assessments and transparency standards like EITI and IRMA, to prevent negative impacts.
• A Just Energy Transition for the Global South is defined as a total phase-out of all fossil fuels by 2040, including a complete stop to the expansion of new fossil fuel infrastructure.
• Energy poverty disproportionately affects women in the Global South, as they bear a higher burden of domestic tasks and are more exposed to indoor pollution from biomass use.

APA

Restrepo, G. P., Mogollón, A. M., Sánchez, C. M., Castro, M. C. C., Hernández, V. V., Morales, A., Wemanya, A., & Ally, S. (2023). Mensajes Clave para una Transición Energética Justa para ALC y África. Transforma. https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/VIS-Policy-brief-ES.pdf

Chicago

Restrepo, Giovanni Pabón, Ana María Mogollón, Carolina Martínez Sánchez, María Camila Cruz Castro, Verónica Valencia Hernández, Andrés Morales, Amos Wemanya, and Samira Ally. Mensajes Clave para una Transición Energética Justa para ALC y África. Transforma, 2023. https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/VIS-Policy-brief-ES.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{restrepo2023mensajes, author = {Restrepo, Giovanni Pabón and Mogollón, Ana María and Sánchez, Carolina Martínez and Castro, María Camila Cruz and Hernández, Verónica Valencia and Morales, Andrés and Wemanya, Amos and Ally, Samira}, title = {{Mensajes Clave para una Transición Energética Justa para ALC y África}}, institution = {Transforma}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/VIS-Policy-brief-ES.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }