The South African economy is dependent on fossil fuels for its energy needs. Therefore, a “Just Transition” requires a whole-of-society approach, says chemical engineering Emeritus Professor Eugene Cairncross – formerly at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and working with the Life After Coal campaign. Life After Coal is a joint campaign by nonprofit environmental organisations Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and groundWork, along with non-profit environmental rights law firm Centre for Environmental Rights.
