CLIMATE CHANGE PREPAREDNESS OP-ED: State reliance on private finance won’t deliver sustainable infrastructure needed for a just transition

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The question of climate justice has never been more urgent in South Africa.

State reliance on private finance won’t deliver sustainable infrastructure needed for a just transitionState reliance on private finance won’t deliver sustainable infrastructure needed for a just transition by Sonia Phalatse, Daily Maverick April 21, 2022 Recent scientific evidence published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on climate change mitigation has further solidified the need for urgent and ambitious climate action.

This article first appeared on Daily Maverick and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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