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An energy expert from SA-TIED appears on SABC's The Bottom Line South Africa Energy Climate change
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Foreign Aid and Climate Change Policy: What Can(’t) the Data Tell Us?

Part of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness

Adaptation Climate change Climate change mitigation
In the media
SA-TIED research on South Africa's energy future in the news Climate change Climate change mitigation Climate adaptation
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Foreign aid and climate change policy: What can(’t) the data tell us?

Climate-related foreign aid is on the rise, with signatories to the Paris Climate agreement pledging US$100 billion annually to promote mitigation and adaptation in recipient countries...

Adaptation Climate change Climate change mitigation
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New collaborative programme focusing on economic transformation and inequality launched with South African government and other regional organizations Structural economic transformation Economic inequality Employment and Industry
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From CoP15 to CoP21 – Three crucial changes in the climate mitigation landscape

The 21 st Conference of the Parties ( CoP21 ) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is rapidly approaching...

Climate change Climate change mitigation Environment and climate
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The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions project - an interview with Channing Arndt

Channing Arndt , Senior Research Fellow of UNU-WIDER, presents the thinking behind this project and the study of implementation of clean energy policies. With the forthcoming Paris Conference of the Parties (CoP 21, December 2015) attention is...

Sustainable energy Climate change mitigation Political economy
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The political economy of clean energy transitions

Theme: Sustainability

Sustainable energy Climate change mitigation Political economy
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