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The political economy of energy transitions: the case of South Africa
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posted on 2023-06-08, 18:34 authored by Lucy Baker, Peter NewellPeter Newell, Jon PhillipsThis paper explores the political economy of energy transition in South Africa. An economic model based around a powerful ‘minerals-energy complex’ that has previously been able to provide domestic and foreign capital with cheap and plentiful coal-generated electricity is no longer economically or environmentally sustainable. The paper analyses the struggle over competing energy visions, infrastructures and political agendas in order to generate insights into the governance and financing of clean energy transitions in South Africa. It provides both a rich empirical account of key policy developments aimed at enabling such a transition and provides reflections on how best to theorise the contested politics of energy transitions.
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New Political EconomyISSN
1356-3467Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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6Volume
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791-818Department affiliated with
- International Relations Publications
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2014-09-30First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
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