{"id":45210,"date":"2021-11-04T13:11:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T13:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=45210"},"modified":"2021-11-05T10:47:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T10:47:14","slug":"south-africa-8-5bn-finance-package-offers-model-ending-reliance-coal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2021\/11\/04\/south-africa-8-5bn-finance-package-offers-model-ending-reliance-coal\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa $8.5bn finance package offers a model for ending reliance on coal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A financial package to speed South Africa&#8217;s transition away from coal is creating a buzz at Cop26 climate talks, where campaigners hope it could provide a model for other emerging economies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The nation is at the heart of a string of announcements in Glasgow, UK to support developing countries in ditching the most polluting fossil fuel.<\/p>\n<p>After months of high-level political negotiations, France, Germany, the UK, the US and the EU announced <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/IP_21_5768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an $8.5 billion package<\/a> of grants and concessional finance over 3-5 years to accelerate the retirement of coal plants and the deployment of renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, it also targets economic regeneration in coal mining regions, with electric vehicle manufacturing and green hydrogen among the potential alternative job opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>South African president Cyril Ramaphosa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepresidency.gov.za\/press-statements\/south-africa-establishes-historic-international-partnership-support-just-transition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">described<\/a> it as \u201ca watershed moment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouth Africa has consistently argued that developed economies must support a just transition in developing economies. [This] represents a first-of-its kind partnership to turn these commitments into reality, and a model for similar forms of collaboration globally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re witnessing the end of coal power in real-time,\u201d Leo Roberts, research manager for think tank E3G\u2019s coal transition team told Climate Home News. These announcements \u201cpoint to a shift towards a world in which finance is available to help developing countries move away from coal&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<p>                #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; }<\/p>\n<p>                \/* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.<\/p>\n<p>                   We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. *\/<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"https:\/\/climatehomenews.us1.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=6316d25f7b68919349e54a251&amp;id=bf939f9418\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<p><label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up for free to get our weekly newsletter and occasional extra bulletins<\/label><input id=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"email\" name=\"EMAIL\" required=\"\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"your email address\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input tabindex=\"-1\" name=\"b_6316d25f7b68919349e54a251_bf939f9418\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><input id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe to Climate Weekly\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The partnership could be emulated by others amid a raft of commitments to ditch coal.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia, Vietnam and Chile are among 18 new countries that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/end-of-coal-in-sight-as-uk-secures-ambitious-commitments-at-cop26-summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">committed not to build or invest in new coal power and phase out coal plants in the 2040s <\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Indonesia\u2019s finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/indonesia-could-phase-out-coal-by-2040-with-financial-help-minister-2021-11-02\/?taid=61823248cbd4050001d746cd&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> the country could phase out coal power by 2040, with financial support from the international community. That is a major shift from its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2021\/07\/23\/indonesia-plans-burn-coal-well-2050s-updated-climate-plan\/\">national climate submission<\/a> to the UN earlier this year, which sees coal meeting 38% of electricity demand in 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Like South Africa, Indonesia has communities dependent on coal mining, who could suffer from a transition to clean energy in the absence of economic regeneration.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, financial instruments are being put together to address the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the South African package includes $500 million from a $2bn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2021\/06\/18\/climate-fund-considers-india-south-africa-pilot-2bn-coal-transition-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Accelerating Coal Transition (ACT) initiative<\/a> launched by the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) in Glasgow on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first dedicated international fund to help developing countries exit coal, with funding from the US, the UK, Germany, Canada, and Denmark.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2021\/11\/04\/caught-eu-pressure-soaring-demand-aiib-weighs-end-gas-finance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Caught<\/strong> between EU pressure and soaring demand, AIIB weighs end to gas finance<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Indonesia, India, the Philippines and South Africa are the first beneficiaries of the scheme that aims to leverage private investments to support the transition from coal to clean energy. Together, they represent more than 15% of global coal-related emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Mafalda Duarte CEO of the Climate Investment Funds, told Climate Home News the fund aims to catalyse at least 10 times its core funding by bringing in private financiers and multilateral development banks.<\/p>\n<p>Duarte told Climate Home the fund aimed to address a gap in the financial architecture by providing support to reskill coal workers and social protection measures such as temporary income support to those losing their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we don\u2019t provide this support, this coal phase out is probably not going to happen in time to meet our climate objectives,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The $8.5bn package is \u201cgroundbreaking\u201d \u00a0because it was \u201cco-created\u201d by South Africa and donor countries, rather than imposed by wealthy nations, Maesela Kekana, South Africa&#8217;s climate change chief negotiator, told Climate Home News.<\/p>\n<p>Kekana said environment minister Barbara Creecy had been lobbying the CIFs for a coal transition programme to be established.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were right at the forefront. We fought for that. That\u2019s how important the ACT programme is for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing like this out there. It\u2019s never been done before. And now we\u2019re going to roll it out,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are determined to make this work because we believe that this is a good model.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2021\/11\/03\/thunberg-v-carney-battle-net-zero-carbon-offsets-flares-cop26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Thunberg v Carney:<\/strong> tensions flare over net zero and carbon offsets at Cop26<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>South Africa pitched for the funds after debt-burdened state utility Eskom said it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-06-30\/eskom-needs-10-billion-to-repurpose-most-coal-plants-by-2050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">seeking $10bn in international finance<\/a> to help it shut most of its coal-fired power plants by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>The country uses coal for 87% of its electricity generation and 20% of its liquid fuels, drawing on significant domestic resources.<\/p>\n<p>UK climate envoy John Murton and a delegation from the US in September helped to seal the deal ahead of Cop26.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a turning point in our view because we started to realise how serious these countries were. Everyone was working non-stop at the technical and political level to make it happen,\u201d Kekana said.<\/p>\n<p>With Eskom accounting for around 41% of the country\u2019s emissions, decarbonising the electricity grid is a priority for South Africa to meet its climate goal. But the deal goes beyond cutting coal emissions to creating alternative, cleaner jobs and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>Jesse Burton, an energy policy researcher focusing on the South African coal sector, said the package could help address some of the technical challenges of the transition, which have been impeded by Eskom\u2019s huge debt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut how the pot of money is going to be carved out need to be ironed out. It\u2019s can\u2019t just be about rolling out renewables, it has to be about the just transition,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The package was hailed as &#8220;groundbreaking&#8221; for being country-led and addressing a need to reskill and support coal miners","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":45212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,3863,208,3858,4264,6,598],"tags":[4720,74],"coauthors":[4267],"class_list":["post-45210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-finance","category-climate-finance","category-policy","category-cop26","category-energy","category-fossil-fuels","tag-climate-investment-funds","tag-south-africa","type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - 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