GREEN ENERGY TRANSITIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA: ON WHAT TERMS?

Deborah Helen Potts

GREEN ENERGY TRANSITIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA: ON WHAT TERMS?

Research output: Other contribution

Abstract

An energy transition in South Africa which achieves improvements related to environmental problems like climate change and does this at the same time as furthering the aims of social and economic justice – i.e. a ‘just transition’ – can probably safely be described as a ‘wicked problem’

Original language	English
Type	Blog
Media of output	Internet
Publication status	Published - 11 Jan 2017

Keywords

Energy transitions
Electricity
South Africa
Co-production
Urbanization
Cities
Social justice

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

http://www.urbanenergytransformations.co.za/2017/green-energy-transitions-in-sa-wicked-problem/

Urban transformation in South Africa through co-designing energy services provision pathways
Caprotti, F. (Primary Investigator) & Potts, D. (Co-Investigator)
ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
30/01/2016 → 13/02/2019
Project: Research

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