‘Candles are not bright enough’: inclusive urban energy transformations in spaces of urban inequality?

Federico Caprotti, Jon Phillips, Saska PETROVA, Stefan Bouzarovski, Stephen Essex, Jiska de Groot, Lucy Baker, Yachika Reddy, Peta Wolpe

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Abstract

In this chapter, we discuss the key issue of how to envisage a just, fair and equitable energy transformation in the South African context. We argue that the move towards a new energy landscape cannot simply be described as a transition, but more accurately (in light of the need to involve multiple scales and actors, and to manage complex development outcomes) as a societal transformation. We also ask the key question of what a just and equitable transformation might look like in the context of South Africa in 2030. The chapter was co-written by scholars with multiple theoretical perspectives and backgrounds, and by practitioners at Sustainable Energy Africa, a Cape Town-based organisation centrally involved in promoting urban energy transformations that are both low carbon and equitable.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAfrican Cities and Collaborative Futures Urban Platforms and Metropolitan Logistics
EditorsM KEITH, AA de SOUZA SANTOS
PublisherManchester University Press
Chapter6
Pages121-142
Number of pages22
Volume0
ISBN (Print)9781526155368
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2021

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