Re-Imagining Post-Coal Futures for a Local Green Energy Transition
Monday 7 November 2022 | 09h00-14h00 SAST | Hybrid
The Resilient Futures CoP (Phase 2) was pleased to invite policy-makers, academics, and industry stakeholders to this hybrid event. The objective of this cross-disciplinary research is to explore the industrial diversification opportunities that can be leveraged off mineral wealth, mine land and waste in South Africa, so as to advance the green transition – whilst simultaneously creating resilient post-coal futures, particularly in mining-intensive regions.
The programme included CoP researchers and guest speaker experts:
- Can SA’s mineral wealth be leveraged for the transition? A Manganese case study through the lens of economic complexity
Using the case study of Manganese, this paper explores the potential for South Africa to feasibly leverage off its mineral wealth and drive industrial growth toward products that advance the transition toward a low carbon future and build economic complexity.
DOWNLOAD SLIDES: François Steenkamp (DPRU, UCT) & Tapiwa Chimbganda (MtM, UCT)
- Coal Mine Legacies and the Just Transition: Towards Regenerative Post-Coal Futures in Mpumalanga, South Africa
This paper explores opportunities for transitioning away from coal in a manner that is not only environmentally and socially responsible, but also consistent with a regenerative and circular economy.
DOWNLOAD SLIDES: Jennifer Broadhurst (MtM, UCT), Shilpa Rumjeet (CeBER, UCT) & Bernard Kengni (MLiA, UCT)
- Panel Session: The opportunities, drivers and barriers of establishing new value chains for post-mining economies
DOWNLOAD SLIDES: Panellists covered the following aspects:
1. Just Transition pathways: E3G and Energy Systems research group – Jesse Burton
2. Industrial development: A Hemp Case Study: Consultant to the Project Management Office, Presidency – Garth Strachan
3. Business enterprises and policy perspectives: ZAGETA – Kaeden Arnold & Ayanda Bam
4. Regulation on mine land use (land zoning and mine water): MLiA – Louie Van Schalkwyk
Watch the recording: click on Chapter: Welcome to start
