The Just Energy Transition project seeks to achieve a just energy transition that reduces energy poverty, provides decent work through localisation, and achieves structural transformation of the energy system. It does this by undertaking robust critical and targeted research and advocacy designed to support the labour movements and community organisations committed to advocating for a just energy transition. The project has two critical arms. Regionally, the project explores the potential for the localisation of renewable energy value chains in a manner that provides decent work and economic empowerment for marginalised groups including women and youth. This work is initially focused on Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa. In South Africa, the project focuses on the ongoing energy crisis, developing strategies for the provision of affordable and reliable energy that reduces energy poverty; the resourcing of the state-owned enterprise; and the social ownership of renewable energy.
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