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Box 2 on page 77 by Rico Euripidou and Livia Croset.  \nDecember 2024  \nISBN 978-1-0370-4593-6 Published by groundWork  \nP O Box 2375, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, South Africa Tel: +27 (0)33 342 5662  \nFax: +27 (0)33 342 5665  \n[e-mail:team@groundwork.org.za](e-mail:team@groundwork.org.za)  \nWeb: [www.groundwork.org.za](www.groundwork.org.za)  \nSystems Change for a Just Transition: Living well with each other and the Earth  \n© 2025 by groundWork is licensed under CC BY 4.0   \nCover image: Komati as seen from Big House informal settlement. Photo by Daylin Paul.  \nLayout and cover design by Boutique Books Printed and bound in South Africa  \nContents  \nAcknowledgements............................................................................................. ix  \nAcronyms................................................................................................................xi  \nForeword ............................................................................................................... xv  \n1: The politics of systems change......................................................................... 1  \nSouth Africa’s 7th administration ................................................................................... 2  \nCivil society stepping in ............................................................................................... 3  \nJohannesburg ................................................................................................................... 5  \nDurban ................................................................................................................................ 6  \nSystems change ..................................................................................................................... 8  \nNo longer a safe operating space for humanity.................................................9  \nInequality ........................................................................................................................ 12  \nDebt ................................................................................................................................... 13  \nThe groundWork Report 2024 ................................................................................... 15  \n2: Dead Heat ............................................................................................................. 22  \nCarbon dioxide ................................................................................................................... 25  \nMethane ........................................................................................................................... 27  \nExtreme weather ............................................................................................................... 28  \nDying forests.................................................................................................................. 29  \nWind and rain ............................................................................................................... 33  \nFire and Flood ............................................................................................................... 37  \nAfrica................................................................................................................................. 41  \nSouthern Africa ............................................................................................................ 44  \n3: Earth be damned: the reckless politics of oil and gas .............................56  \nClimate fraud in Baku ...................................................................................................... 56  \nClimate financ","cbCairPzQamQ3TMk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairPzQamQ3TMk","pdf",9535118,277,"English","# Acknowledgements\n# Acronyms\n# Foreword\n# The politics of systems change\n# Dead Heat\n# Earth be damned: the reckless politics of oil and gas\n# The PCC and the challenges to a purposive transition","[{\"question\":\"What does the report mean by “systems change” in a just transition context?\",\"answer\":\"It frames systems change as an approach tied to politics, governance, and social action, evaluating how current structures shape humanity’s safety and fairness.\"},{\"question\":\"Which climate-related topics are covered in the section “Dead Heat”?\",\"answer\":\"The section addresses carbon dioxide and methane, extreme weather, dying forests, wind and rain, and events such as fire and flood.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report analyze oil and gas in relation to climate policy?\",\"answer\":\"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.\"}]","Systems Change for a Just Transition - Living well with each other and the Earth - groundWork Report 2024 | PDF",1791939262,97]