Transitioning to a Prosperous, Resilient and Carbon-Free Economy: A Guide for Decision-Makers

Abstract

section of its own. Nevertheless, the book has achieved its stated goal ‘to interrogate how South Africa can ensure a just transition to a low carbon economy’ (p. 12). It exposes South Africa’s challenges, but also positions it as a country willing to investigate and consider its past and present and tap into emerging narratives, visions, and international obligations to inform its policy design and implementations. It, however, goes beyond this goal by drawing on diverse examples outside South Africa and lessons from external forces, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing geopolitical contestations, to map out potential risks and opportunities of the energy transition. In so doing, the authors place the just energy transition in South Africa into the broader just transition and socio-economic development discourse. The result is a well-structured and looped manuscript, easy to assess in whole or parts by diverse readers, including policy makers and implementors, academics, students, and civil society.