Southern Transitions

Welcoming Jordan McLean as our Project and Knowledge Manager 🌍 We’re excited to have her expertise supporting our work. 🔗 Connect with Jordan and learn more about her work: linkedin.com/in/jordan-mc-l…

Welcoming Dr. Chantelle Moyo as Lead: Just Transitions 🌍 We’re excited to have her expertise guiding our just transitions work. Learn more about Chantelle: linkedin.com/in/dr-chantell…

Final message from Mining Indaba 2026: Africa’s mineral wealth won’t transform economies unless countries work together to capture more value.

@MiningIndaba 2026 with @AfricanAmdc and our coalition partners to move Africa’s green minerals agenda from vision to implementation.

How can civil society shape a just transition? 🎙️ Lauren Hermanus breaks down UNFCCC functions and real pathways for impact in @CANIntl’s CSO-led session, Towards the BAM (Belem–Antalya Mechanism) 📺 Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=ZdXIPx…

Southern Transitions is at Mining Indaba Week 2026 this week. 💬 Have questions about the barriers holding back green development in critical minerals? Ask us below. #MiningIndaba2026

📘 POLICY PAPER | Positioning China in Africa’s Upgrading Pathways static1.squarespace.com/static/66d875b… Co-authored by Lauren Hermanus and Gaylor Montmasson-Clair

📚 MUST READ | Our latest policy paper, (Positioning China in Africa’s Upgrading Pathways) explores China’s role in Africa’s mineral value chains — moving beyond simplistic narratives to highlight strategic opportunities and just, sustainable outcomes. static1.squarespace.com/static/66d875b…

✨ #SouthernTransitions is back! 2026 is shaping up to be a defining year for the global #EnergyTransition. Africa’s role must go beyond extract-and-export. Strategic cooperation, strong institutions & local industrial pathways matter.

The Just Transition Mechanism was a key highlight from COP30. @Southern_Tr's Just Transition Programme Manager Manav Khanna unpacks the Mechanism's significance for Africa's decarbonisation needs and just transition agenda. africanclimatewire.org/2025/12/a-new-…

📍South African Climate Summit 2025. #G20 #ECSWG #JustSteelTransition #ClimateAction #SouthAfrica #IndustrialTransformation #JustEnergy

⚙️NEW: South Africa’s green iron potential is rising. Ahead of the #G20 Leaders’ Summit, the EU-SA Clean Trade & Investment Partnership (CTIP) could link sustainable industrial investment with climate ambition. Find the full South Africa slide deck here: #downloads" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">agora-industry.org/publications/t…

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Monday, 24 Nov at 3pm❗Join us at the South African Climate Summit 2025 for our side event. Hear from @southtransitions.bsky.social speakers Leanne & Gaylor, alongside Hon. S.Graham-Maré, F.Wandji, T.Tengela, Y.Moodley, & M.Nyoka

As countries prepare for COP30, the #JustTransition agenda is gaining weight. Ahead of #SB62 and #COP30, @Southern_Tr explores how negotiations are testing the boundaries of equity and ambition. Read the full analysis here: 🔗 southerntransitions.org/insights-and-o…: southerntransitions.org/insights-and-o…

🚨 New publication 🚨 Our latest report, titled [Unlocking the potential of the Just Transition Work Programme to enable ambitious climate action] with @IDDRI_ThinkTank , explores how equity and fairness can close the ambition gap. 🔗 static1.squarespace.com/static/66d875b…

📸 Moments from the #G20 #ECSWG side event, Pathways to a Just Steel Transition Implementation Partnership. ▶️ Government, industry, labour, civil society, & partners joined forces to drive a fair & practical path for steel decarbonisation. #JustTransition #SouthernTransitions

⏰ Final Reminder: RSVP by Tuesday, 14 Oct! Don’t miss the chance to join the Southern Transitions team for an official G20 South Africa side event under the Environment & Climate #Sustainability Working Group. 📩 RSVP TODAY! Contact Leanne at leanne@southerntransitions.org

The @Southern_Tr team invites you to an official #G20 side event under the Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group: G20 Legacy Initiative – Pathways to a Just Steel Transition Implementation Partnership. RSVP: leanne@southerntransitions.org by 14 Oct, 10am.