Earth Wind and Fire

<p><em>Earth Wind and Fire: Unpacking the Political Economic and Security Implications of Discourse on the Green Economy </em>is the result of a MISTRA research project. It examines issues ranging from global and domestic climate change and sustainable energy issues to the mineral-energy complex issues that have given rise to local and sector-specific problems. Each chapter seeks to convey policy choices and recommendations at the centre of which is a clear articulation of the need for an integrated mix of policy instruments in South Africa to mitigate emissions and promote the development of a low-carbon economy through the low-carbon and sustainable energy technologies and low-carbon innovation across various sectors of the economy.</p><p>The central theme of the book is that discourse and policy action on the Green Economy should fully embrace a transdisciplinary approach that acknowledges social complexity and takes on board the multidimensional nature of the issues.</p><p>The book acknowledges the impressive progress that South Africa has made in its procurement process for renewable energy. Yet it also warns that long-term sustainability of such programmes depends also on maximising socio economic impact especially among communities previously marginalised in the country’s historical socio-economic evolution.</p>