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South Africa to unveil Just Energy Transition framework in weeks, says official

By Xolisa Phillip, in Johannesburg

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Posted on May 4, 2023 13:07

© Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion stage a piece of street theatre on a beach during COP27 Water Day, to highlight the fact that fossil fuel “Business as Usual” is leading to climate disasters such as sea level rise, in Cape Town, South Africa, November 14, 2022. REUTERS — Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion stage a piece of street theatre on a beach during COP27 Water Day, to highlight the fact that fossil fuel “Business as Usual” is leading to climate disasters such as sea level rise, in Cape Town, South Africa, November 14, 2022. REUTERS

South Africa is finalising the implementation framework for the Just Energy Transition (JET) Investment Plan and will reveal the finished product in the coming weeks, Rudi Dicks, head of the Project Management Office in the country’s presidency, tells The Africa Report.

At COP27 in Egypt last November, President Cyril Ramaphosa presented the JET investment plan to the International Partners Group (IPG), comprising France, Germany, the EU, the UK, and the US, which have collectively pledged $8.5bn towards transitioning South Africa’s carbon-intensive economy.

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