A special issue of the South African Journal of International Affairs (Volume 30.2), focused on a global just energy transition and entitled ‘The energy transition and green mineral value chains: Challenges and opportunities for Africa and Latin America’, is now available.
The introductory paper, by guest editors Melanie Müller, Meike Schulze and Svenja Schöneich of the German think tank SWP, provides an overview of the diverse articles in this special issue. The remainder of the line-up of the special issue can be found below.
Readers should note the open access article on the new geopolitics of mineral supply chains, by Melanie Müller, as well as the contributions by Faizel Ismail, Jan Ickler and Saliem Fakir, which are free to view until the end of August.
Introduction to the special issue:
By Melanie Müller, Meike Schulze and Svenja Schöneich
Research articles
The ‘new geopolitics’ of mineral supply chains: A window of opportunity for African countries
By Melanie Müller
By Chris Vandome
By Krish Chetty, Yul Derek Davids, Modimowabarwa Kanyaneb, Thanyani Madzivhandila, Tahiya Moosa and Lebogang Ndaba
By Faizel Ismail
Old and new challenges of the energy transition: Insights from South America
By Pedro Alarcón
Green energy transitions and the temptation of natural resource rents: Experiences from Ecuador
By Jan Ickler
Essay
By Saliem Fakir
Book reviews
Business, Human Rights and the Environment: The Evolving Agenda, edited by Chiara Macchi
Reviewed by Victoria Reisch
Chinese Energy Companies in Africa: Implications for the Foreign Policy of an Authoritarian State, edited by T. Kasandra Behrndt-Eriksen
Reviewed by Fikayo Akeredolu
A Just Transition to a Low Carbon Future in South Africa, edited by Nqobile Xaba and Saliem Fakir
Reviewed by Grace Mbungu
Transitioning to a Prosperous, Resilient and Carbon-Free Economy: A Guide for Decision-Makers, edited by Kenneth G. H. Baldwin et al
Reviewed by Richard Calland
Energy Justice and Energy Law, edited by Iñigo del Guayo et al
Reviewed by Alexander Beyleveld
