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Climate Change & SMMEs

Just energy transition funding for SMMEs and Cooperatives I spend the morning with the Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG)`s Small Business Development Committee to unpack the impact of climate change on small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa. Click here  to access the presentation. Alternatively listen to the recording on YouTube.  See article details below. .  Investing in climate-resilient development IF South Africa could transition from existing coal value chains located in and beyond the Mpumalanga Highveld, towards low carbon consumption and production patterns, it would demonstrably shift by 2050 toward low emission and climate resilient development pathways consistent with the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It would also achieve a Just Energy Transition, because the catalytic investment would deliver change across four climate impact areas. A policy response was required for South Africa's Just Energy Transitio...