A just COP26 outcome for South Africa?

Q2 Social Sciences

Transnational Legal Theory Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI:10.1080/20414005.2022.2160123

Melanie Murcott

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Abstract

ABSTRACT At COP26 several global North states as well as the European Union committed to mobilising funding for South Africa’s just energy transition to the tune of $8.5 billion. The commitment was made in a ‘Political Declaration on the Just Transition in South Africa’ by the governments of South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and Germany, together with the European Union. In response, civil society actors within South Africa such as the Climate Justice Charter Movement, have expressed serious, well-founded concerns about the South African government’s willingness to end the country’s dependence on coal, oil, and gas. These actors raise questions about whether the funding will be used in a manner that advances climate justice for the global South. Centring the voices of climate justice activists, and adopting a climate justice lens, this commentary describes and evaluates the funding commitment made to South Africa at COP26 and then reflects on civil society’s concerns.

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对南非来说，COP26的结果是公正的?

在COP26上，几个全球北方国家以及欧盟承诺为南非的能源转型筹集85亿美元的资金。这一承诺是由南非、英国、美国、法国和德国政府以及欧盟在“南非公正过渡政治宣言”中作出的。作为回应，南非的民间社会行动者，如气候正义宪章运动，对南非政府是否愿意结束该国对煤炭、石油和天然气的依赖表示了严重的、有根据的担忧。这些参与者提出了一个问题，即这些资金是否将用于促进全球南方国家气候正义的方式。本文以气候正义活动家的声音为中心，采用气候正义的视角，描述和评估了在COP26上对南非的资助承诺，然后反思了民间社会的担忧。

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