The Presidential Climate Commission will tomorrow host several Energy Systems Research Group at UCT and international authors from the latest IPCC WGIII report - not to be missed! Tuesday 5th April 09h00-11h30, register in link below

The ARISE II programme focuses on the fields of agriculture, medical sciences, engineering & energy. More info: bit.ly/AriseIIUCT

This is how TRAJECTS looks in practice in our African regional Hub: Yesterday, scholarship holders from 🇿🇦🇳🇦&🇨🇴, studying the MPhil in Energy and Development at Energy Systems Research Group at UCT got to 'touch' the new solar panel installations powering the campus on this sunny winter day in #CapeTown

Our postgrad, Koaile Monaheng, is one of five finalists shortlisted for the prestigious Äänit Prize, an award from The Mandela Rhodes Foundation. Full story: bit.ly/KoaileM | Support Koaile & Khantša Energy’s bid for the Äänit Prize by voting for him here: bit.ly/aanitprize22

So delighted to have activists, unions, and government interacting with our MPhil students as they go into the field, learn about the challenges of coal dependency in Mpumalanga, and imagine a vision for a just transition in the Province 😍 groundWork TRAJECTS

📢Call for Papers by ARUA ACEIR Symposium: Justice in Transition – Transforming Social Inequalities Through Inclusive Climate Action 🗓️Deadline fo submission – 15 Nov 2022 🗓️DATE: 7 – 8 Mar 2023 🇿🇦 VENUE: University of Cape Town UCT ℹ️👇 mailchi.mp/f3ceacbcc812/t…

See new paper below and explanatory thread on Africa-wide spatial data to inform energy systems modelling - co-authored by the ESRG's modeller-in-chief, Bruno Merven

I am really excited about this #COP27 event - Tuesday 15th Nov. Discussing global and local energy transition narratives. International Energy Agency World Bank NBI Energy Systems Research Group at UCT Energy Council of South Africa WWF South Africa. In person at the SA Pavilion from 14:30 or online. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Quick highlights of some of the #greensteel discussions in Engineering News Technical Information Center Mahendra Shunmoogam Hilton Trollip Energy Systems Research Group at UCT Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) SwedenInSA SEI Climate m.engineeringnews.co.za/article/south-…

Interested in global trends in power system operations? Wondering what global experts and system operators have learned as levels of variable RE have increased? Join the "Future of the Grid" event next week, 13th September in Johannesburg: ebe.uct.ac.za/epse/esrg/even…

If you've ever had questions about power system operations but were too afraid to ask, now is your chance: join this introductory webinar starting in 15mins: climatecommission-org-za.zoom.us/webinar/regist… with speakers from EBE Faculty and Eskom Hld SOC Ltd

This week the #ClimateAmbitionSummit will take place. Join us to find out where #G20 countries stand in phasing-out #coal and phasing-in #renewables and what announcements are made during the Summit. 🗓️21 September ⏲️9:00 EDT/15:00 CEST Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Take a look at the video of our South African Hub Mobile School 2023! A group of 14 people including postgraduate students of the Energy Systems Research Group at UCT, along with #JustTransitions junior researchers visited the Tsitsikamma Community #Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape youtube.com/watch?v=2klydd…

The UN Environment Programme #EmissionsGap Report is out! Findings show the 🌏 is heading for 2.5–2.9°C of warming unless gov'ts bring in more ambitious targets to 2035 & 📈 financial & technical assistance for an equitable energy transition. Take a closer look:🧵1/10 📗 unep.org/resources/emis…

The UNEP Emissions Gap Report for 2023 was released this week, with contributions from ESRG Senior Researcher Jesse Burton and long time collaborators and project partners from DDP Initiative. See unep.org/resources/emis… for an overview of emissions and energy transitions

⚡️📢Today we are launching our papers checking the implementation of different energy transition policies in 🇨🇴🇩🇪🇮🇳🇮🇩 and 🇿🇦! climate-transparency.org/implementing-e…

The UCT Mandela School hosts this event to launch the Evolving Structure of the South African Economy, tomorrow, 5pm, with co-author Jesse Burton commerce.uct.ac.za/school-public-…

The ESRG was delighted to host Jennifer Morgan earlier this week along with our colleagues from African Climate & Development Initiative, PRISM, and The Nelson Mandela School to discuss climate diplomacy, just energy transition, trade, skills, and many other shared aspects of the climate transition.