PETER BRUCE: Everyone loves Cyril, but can he make a just transition?
The president was lauded at COP27 because he and his admirers set sights too low
In the end, it worked out well. President Cyril Ramaphosa and his team went to the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, armed with a Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (the JET-IP) he’d worked out with Britain, France, Germany, the US and EU in 2021 at the COP26 in Glasgow. They had agreed they would make an initial $8.5bn available to SA to help it lower carbon emissions.
The plan was received with much celebration. “Congratulations dear @CyrilRamaphosa on your Just Energy Transition Investment Plan,” tweeted the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. “A road map to a greener, cleaner future for (SA) supported by your EU friends and other global partners. Our partnership can show the world how to achieve a just transition everywhere.”..
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