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THEME: A JUST ENERGY TRANSITION FOR SOUTH AFRICA

A just energy transition (JET) is a shift from our current energy system

to one that is better in terms of sustainability, environmental impact,
climate change, human health, economics, employment and social
equity. The transition, i.e., the process of shifting to a better energy

system, must be as fair and just as possible.

CONVENTION TOPICS
The journey to a transformative JET Renewable energy procurement Financing the JET in municipalities
for South Africa models and funding arrangements
Poverty alleviation and JET
The impact of the Covid-19 Planning for the accelerated
pandemic on a JET for SA implementation of renewable
energy projects Supporting JET through grid
modernisation
Business models for accelerated
renewable energy deployment Skills development and transition Utility reform for business
for the integration of renewable sustainability and JET
energy in local municipalities
Innovative alternative ownership
models emerging in SA or other
developing nations which could or Re-skilling and the creation of Climate change and JET in
may create economic and social decent jobs municipalities
opportunities
Focus on energy poverty
Energy security and reliability
Behind-the-meter solutions to initiatives
achieve energy security and
decarbonisation Democratisation – the need for Socially just energy systems
increased participation in and
access to energy and the energy
Repurposing fossil fuel generation market Policy direction – there is great
assets e.g., older power stations tension often around ownership
models and there is a need to
Decentralisation – the need for
The role of electric vehicles in JET a coordinated and managed understand that many different
process of localised ownership models can co-exist alongside
one another
The electrification of transportation of increasingly flexible energy
for accelerated transition of systems
mobility Greater citizen involvement in
The modernisation of the energy decision making – greater citizen
system and new technologies ‘energy literacy’ and ascertaining
The role of energy storage what direction youth, labour, etc
and hydrogen to accelerate want to see energy systems
decarbonisation The role of municipalities in JET moving towards

Contact Mpho Motloutsi, AMEU Secretariat, Phone 011 061-5000,
mpho@vdw.co.za, https://www.ameu.co.za