Just Transitions in Coal Dependent Communities

The Just Transitions Initiative, a collaborative project between the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program and the Climate Investment Funds, is excited to present its new forthcoming report: Understanding Just Transitions in Coal-Dependent Communities: Case Studies from Mpumalanga, South Africa, and Jharkhand, India.

The report, a first of its kind, is a comprehensive analysis of coal dependency in Mpumalanga and Jharkhand. The report unpacks just transition prospects in these jurisdictions, providing insights and recommendations useful for these regions and other coal-dependent economies.

This launch event will feature a conversation with André de Ruyter, Group Chief Executive of Eskom, and PM Prasad , Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Central Coalfields Ltd., moderated by Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program. Mafalda Duarte, CEO of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), will provide opening remarks.

Highlights from the report will be presented by lead author Sandeep Pai (CSIS). Following the presentation, there will be a panel discussion on the findings featuring Hameda Deedat, Acting Executive Director of NALEDI, and Sandeep Pai (JTI), moderated by Hugh Searight (CIF).

More speakers to be announced.

This event and report are made possible by funding from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) as part of the Just Transition Initiative (JTI).

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Country

India

South Africa

Program

Accelerating Coal Transition (ACT) Investment Program

SPEAKERS

Hameda Deedat

Acting Executive Director NALEDI

Sandeep Pai

Senior Research Lead JTI

Joseph Majkut

Director CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program

André de Ruyter

Group Chief Executive Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

PM Prasad

Chairman-cum-Managing Director Central Coalfields Ltd.

Mafalda Duarte

Chief Executive Officer

Climate Investment Funds

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Mafalda led the Climate Investment Funds from 2014 until July 2023. During her tenure, she oversaw hundreds of clean energy and climate resilience investments in 72 countries worldwide. The largest solar park in the world and South America’s first geothermal power plant are among the numerous projects realized under her leadership. Mafalda is now expanding the remit of the organization into new areas, which includes accelerating out of the coal and industry decarbonization phase. Committed to putting fairness and equality at the heart of climate finance, she has launched the Climate Investment Funds’ Just Transition Initiative to help achieve that aim.

Mafalda previously held senior roles at the African Development Bank and the World Bank. A much sought-after speaker on climate finance, she has been quoted in Reuters, BBC World Service, The Economist, and the Financial Times, among many others.