About the project

This paper proposes a set of principles for a gender just transition, based on empirical literature from the global South and theoretical contributions by feminist scholars. Read the paper here.

This project was commissioned by COSATU to briefly review the JET IP and understand its implications for workers, propose an alternative set of principles and approaches to financing the just transition, and advocate for social ownership within the just transition. Read the paper here. We also produced a set of pamphlets in English and isiSotho which were distributed to union members.

This consortium is led by the SCIS and includes Wits University and Rhodes University. It takes a holistic approach to understanding the labour market changes in the just transition. It will examine the changing size, structure and income dynamics in the labour market, support development of an appropriate skills strategy, and advance proposals for the adequate provision of social protections. This project is commissioned by the Presidential Climate Commission.

This project aims to develop the conceptual understanding of the care-climate nexus by bringing together a group of leading feminist economists and climate experts working at this intersection, producing several think pieces and seminars on the topic. This project has produced a conceptual framework, a set of articles, and a series of think pieces in the Conversation.

This project examines how models of social ownership in the economy can be used to address both wealth and income inequality in post-apartheid South Africa in the context of a transition to a low-carbon economy. Read the paper here.

This project explores the macroeconomic implications of climate change and the just transition, including impacts on municipalities and structural transformation more broadly. The first working paper focuses on the energy transition in South Africa and can be found here.

This project will develop a comprehensive analysis of gender dynamics in the low-carbon transition in South Africa, including gendered impacts of transition and opportunities in new green sectors.

This project explores the implications of climate change, decarbonisation and the just transition on critical mineral extraction and industrialisation in South Africa, Ghana, Zambia, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It will produce policy recommendations, a learning network, and country-specific reviews.