Catrina Godinho

Political Economy | Energy Development, Transformation & Climate Change | Fellow @Energyforgrowth @AgoraEW @OxfordEnergy🇿🇦

[Catrina Godinho @catrinagodinho]

After months of speculation, the South African Just Energy Transition Partnership was announced at COP26 today 🇿🇦🇪🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸 Initial $8.5 bn commitment promising but the devil is in the (lack of) details. See my @energyforgrowth memos for background + key questions to be resolved

[World Bank Group Climate and Environment @WBG_ClimateEnv]

[REPORT] The world is not on track to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement―and political economy is a key barrier to translating ambition into action. But impactful climate action is #WithinReach: https://t.co/Vk8hE2217i

[NewClimate Institute @newclimate.bsky.social @newclimateinst]

It is time take stock of progress since last year to inform #COP28: we assessed 25 major emitting countries’ progress towards their climate targets. 🧵⤵️
https://t.co/iGXh3RLeq2

[stephane hallegatte @hallegatte]

Blog post with Tom Kerr on #RealityCheck, our report published today, exploring the recent trends in climate policies, and providing 25 examples of how climate policies get implemented on the ground.

https://t.co/bWxQhTh4Kb

[stephane hallegatte @hallegatte]

Nobody is doing anything? See our new "Reality Check: Lessons from 25 Policies Advancing a Low-Carbon Future", reviewing policies trends and 25 policies implemented in countries as different as Niger, China, Peru, Canada & selected among the 4500 climate policies of last 30 yrs.

[Crispian Olver @CrispianOlver]

Today @ClimateZA released two reports on South Africa's Just Energy Transition Investment Plan #JETIP. The first is a summary of stakeholder perspectives on the plan https://t.co/yKs1oySS4r

[Energy for Growth Hub @energyforgrowth]

Eskom is in a deepening crisis. Closing the growing supply gap is a first-order priority.

@catrinagodinho looks ahead: https://t.co/1Saa5rAkv5

[Energy for Growth Hub @energyforgrowth]

South Africa is at the forefront of global energy transition efforts, but the national utility, Eskom, is in dire straits.

@catrinagodinho’s new memo discusses first-order priorities:
https://t.co/1Saa5rAkv5

[Catrina Godinho @catrinagodinho]

@KelwayBaker @GaylorTIPS @Eskom_SA https://t.co/EYefujehg6

[Francis B. Jackson @FrancisBJackson]

Here's the presentation data behind these numbers. Take care to differentiate between connected historical projects and projects in process, BQ vs CEL...(Private "REIPPP" is the private projects, "Regulated REIPPP" are public). Thanks @Eskom_SA for making this info transparent

[Todd Moss @toddjmoss]

If you’re wondering WTF is going on with 10-hour loadshedding in South Africa, @catrinagodinho @energyforgrowth have you covered. 👇🏽

https://t.co/LRJhW7Il8n

[Energy for Growth Hub @energyforgrowth]

Delayed reforms and allegations of severe corruption obscure a clear pathway for South Africa’s energy crisis.

@catrinagodinho provides an update on the Eskom landscape in a new memo: https://t.co/B7VhkL6wRo

[Francis B. Jackson @FrancisBJackson]

I asked #OpenAI: Since 2015, how many times has the South African government referred to #loadshedding becoming a thing of the past within 12 months? (This excludes the many incidents since 2021). I'm not aware of the energy sector making any such promises.

[Navroz K Dubash @NavrozDubash]

1/n Immediate post-Sharm take on a very intriguing COP. Beyond the simple 'loss and damage – good; mitigation progress – bad' storyline

[Catrina Godinho @catrinagodinho]

You can watch this and other OECD COP27 events here https://t.co/eEM4bg6kO2

[Catrina Godinho @catrinagodinho]

The @OECD_ENV Climate Actions and Policies dataset will be launched early in 2023 & completely public💯I had the opportunity to share some reflections on the measurement framework & ideas for how the data can be used for #politicaleconomy analytics & research for #climatepolicy

[OECD Environment @OECD_ENV]

There are major gaps in the measurement of the adoption & stringency of countries’ #ClimateAction 🌍

The #OECDipac climate actions & policies measurement framework (CAPMF) aims to fill this gap.

Find out more during our #OECDatCOP27 session today! ⤵️
https://t.co/vFKi1huw5V

[stephane hallegatte @hallegatte]

How will climate change affect development prospects? What does it take to reduce emissions without compromising on development? How much financing is required? Emerging findings from CCDrs for 24 countries, at the WBG pavilion at 5pm today. #COP27 #ClimateActionWBG

[Jesse Burton @Jesse_Burton]

The Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET IP) for 2023-2027 is now available to download from the Presidency website. It covers investment needs in infrastructure, just transition and more, in key sectors, regions, and cross-cutting areas.

[stephane hallegatte @hallegatte]

Just launched! Synthesis of what we learnt doing "Country Climate and Development Reports" in 24 countries so far.

Countries Could Cut Emissions by 70% by 2050 and Boost Resilience with Annual Investments of 1.4% of GDP

#ClimateActionWBG

https://t.co/NrLEgxDRnL

[Rose M. Mutiso @MutisoRose]

I'm often asked what #netzero means for Africa. As I write in @Nature, we can't engage meaningfully with this concept - at #COP27 and in general - without Africa-specific data, appropriate models, and African expertise https://t.co/16GU6ikQF1

[Harald Winkler (@haraldwinkler.bsky.social) @HarryWinkler]

🆕 African countries need evidence to each chart their just energy transition pathways. Context matters! New paper in @NatureEnergyJnl by interdisciplinary mostly African authors sets out geopolitical, policy, finance & research recommendations #COP27 #AfricanLedEnergy 1/2

[Catrina Godinho @catrinagodinho]

@MichaelJAvery Massive Congratulations @MichaelJAvery !!! Excellent news about excellent news 📰