Should They 'Just' Leave? Global Energy Transition, Climate Change and the Protection of Workers' Rights in South Africa
Article from: OGEL 1 (2021), in Energy Transition
Abstract
The call for just transition and protection of rights as a climate change intervention is an important feature in international instruments including the 2015 Paris Agreement. At the centre of this global urge is the energy sector, which is still largely fossil driven and therefore significantly accountable for greenhouse gases underlying climate change. However, there remains the uncertainty that transiting from fossil driven energy may prove negative or potentially positive for the workforces. With 77% of its energy emanating from the coal sector, South Africa is a State Party to ...