The future of energy and geopolitics is undergoing significant transformations in the post-COVID-19 era. To navigate these changes and shape a stable, prosperous, and equitable world, policymakers need anticipatory systems for nations and the world economy. This includes prioritising inclusive and responsive energy policies to understand geopolitical trends, issues, and disruptions within the South African contextual environment, to mitigate the systemic risks of uncertain energy futures.
SAIIA invites you to participate in our webinar discussing geopolitical energy futures: implications for South Africa. The webinar will explore research findings on the global transitioning energy ecosystems in the context of the major geopolitical shifts in the post-COVID-19 era. The project aims to re-imagine and provide recommendations on how South Africa should navigate the just energy transition to achieve a climate resilient and socially equitable economy by 2050. The webinar will provide a high-level overview of a policy briefing and a series of four reports on the Geopolitical Energy Futures: Implications for South Africa. The series of special reports include:
- Policy briefing: Geopolitical Energy Futures in South Africa: Strategic Policy Pathways to 2035.
- Special Report 1: Global Markers in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (forthcoming).
- Special Report 2: The Geopolitics of Energy in the Post-COVID-19 Era (forthcoming).
- Special Report 3: Navigating South Africa’s Geopolitical Energy Transition (forthcoming).
- Special Report 4: Systemic Innovations for South Africa’s Geopolitical Energy Futures Including the Strategic Framework (forthcoming).
Your participation in this webinar will contribute to the collective shaping towards a more resilient and prosperous geopolitical energy futures for South Africa.
Panelists
- Dr Deon Cloete, Head of Futures Programme – SAIIA
- Merin Raju Jacob, Research Officer, Centre for Sustainability Transitions – Stellenbosch University
- Setepane Mohale, Chief Director Mineral Policy, Promotion & International Coordination – Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE)
Moderator
- Letitia Jentel, SAIIA
We look forward to your attendance and participation.