Systems Change for a Just Transition - Living well with each other and the Earth - groundWork Report 2024

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Systems Change for a Just Transition - Living well with each other and the Earth presents the groundWork Report 2024, written by Victor Munnik and David Hallowes with support from Yegeshny Moodley and Zaakiyah Rabbaney. The report examines how systems change intersects with South Africa’s governance, civil society action, and the politics of inequality, debt, and operating space for humanity. It also analyzes climate drivers, extreme weather, and the oil and gas agenda, detailing climate finance, carbon trading, and transition challenges in 2024.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages277

Reading Time1 h 37 min

AccessFree to download

Acknowledgements

Acronyms

Foreword

The politics of systems change

Dead Heat

Earth be damned: the reckless politics of oil and gas

The PCC and the challenges to a purposive transition

Systems Change for a Just Transition Living well with each other and the Earth The groundWork Report 2024 Systems Change fora Just Transition: Living well with each other and the Earth Written by Victor Munnik and David Hallowes, with Yegeshny Moodley and Zaakiyah Rabbaney. Box 2 on page 77 by Rico Euripidou and Livia Croset. December 2024 ISBN 978-1-0370-4593-6 Published by groundWork P O Box 2375, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, South Africa Tel: +27 (0)33 342 5662 Fax: +27 (0)33 342 5665 [e-mail:team@groundwork.org.za](e-mail:team@groundwork.org.za) Web: [www.groundwork.org.za](www.groundwork.org.za) Systems Change for a Just Transition: Living well with each other and the Earth © 2025 by groundWork is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Cover image: Komati as seen from Big House informal settlement. Photo by Daylin Paul. Layout and cover design by Boutique Books Printed and bound in South Africa Contents Acknowledgements............................................................................................. ix Acronyms................................................................................................................xi Foreword ............................................................................................................... xv 1: The politics of systems change......................................................................... 1 South Africa’s 7th administration ................................................................................... 2 Civil society stepping in ............................................................................................... 3 Johannesburg ................................................................................................................... 5 Durban ................................................................................................................................ 6 Systems change ..................................................................................................................... 8 No longer a safe operating space for humanity.................................................9 Inequality ........................................................................................................................ 12 Debt ................................................................................................................................... 13 The groundWork Report 2024 ................................................................................... 15 2: Dead Heat ............................................................................................................. 22 Carbon dioxide ................................................................................................................... 25 Methane ........................................................................................................................... 27 Extreme weather ............................................................................................................... 28 Dying forests.................................................................................................................. 29 Wind and rain ............................................................................................................... 33 Fire and Flood ............................................................................................................... 37 Africa................................................................................................................................. 41 Southern Africa ............................................................................................................ 44 3: Earth be damned: the reckless politics of oil and gas .............................56 Climate fraud in Baku ...................................................................................................... 56 Climate financ

FAQs

What does the report mean by “systems change” in a just transition context?

It frames systems change as an approach tied to politics, governance, and social action, evaluating how current structures shape humanity’s safety and fairness.

Which climate-related topics are covered in the section “Dead Heat”?

The section addresses carbon dioxide and methane, extreme weather, dying forests, wind and rain, and events such as fire and flood.

How does the report analyze oil and gas in relation to climate policy?

It discusses the oil and gas agenda through topics including climate fraud, climate finance, carbon trading, and the development of oil and gas activities in Africa and South Africa.

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