Jesse Burton
@jesseburton.bsky.social
Energy policy and just transition researcher with a focus on coal transitions. Senior Researcher at the Energy Systems Research group at University of Cape Town and Senior Associate at E3G
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How can #SouthSouthCooperation advance just transitions and complement #JETPs?
See new work by SEI’s Elisa Around & Claudia Strambo; @jesseburton.bsky.social with @energyuct.bsky.social; & Felipe Corral with @tuberlin.bsky.social & POLEN Transiciones Justas, & @Trajects.bsky.social.
See new work by SEI’s Elisa Around & Claudia Strambo; @jesseburton.bsky.social with @energyuct.bsky.social; & Felipe Corral with @tuberlin.bsky.social & POLEN Transiciones Justas, & @Trajects.bsky.social.
Planning and implementing just transitions: opportunities for South-South cooperation
This brief examines how South-South cooperation may help advance planning and implementing just transitions.
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
How can #SouthSouthCooperation advance just transitions and complement #JETPs?
See new work by SEI’s Elisa Around & Claudia Strambo; @jesseburton.bsky.social with @energyuct.bsky.social; & Felipe Corral with @tuberlin.bsky.social & POLEN Transiciones Justas, & @Trajects.bsky.social.
See new work by SEI’s Elisa Around & Claudia Strambo; @jesseburton.bsky.social with @energyuct.bsky.social; & Felipe Corral with @tuberlin.bsky.social & POLEN Transiciones Justas, & @Trajects.bsky.social.
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🌎Tomorrow in Panama, during Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week, ministers, diplomats & climate leaders will gather to drive a just #EnergyTransition.
At the event, co-hosted by E3G, the @pastcoal.bsky.social will welcome a new Latin American govt ⚡
politicaporinteiro.org/2025/05/19/m...
At the event, co-hosted by E3G, the @pastcoal.bsky.social will welcome a new Latin American govt ⚡
politicaporinteiro.org/2025/05/19/m...
Meeting in Panama, leaders celebrate Latin America’s strategic position in the global transition to clean electricity
With UN’s global climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon on the horizon, governments, companies and sustainable development experts meet to align regional opportunities for the energy transition in LAC...
politicaporinteiro.org
May 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🌎Tomorrow in Panama, during Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week, ministers, diplomats & climate leaders will gather to drive a just #EnergyTransition.
At the event, co-hosted by E3G, the @pastcoal.bsky.social will welcome a new Latin American govt ⚡
politicaporinteiro.org/2025/05/19/m...
At the event, co-hosted by E3G, the @pastcoal.bsky.social will welcome a new Latin American govt ⚡
politicaporinteiro.org/2025/05/19/m...
Join this fascinating webinar (starting in 45 min) presenting polling of business leaders across 15 major economies:
Powering up: Business perspectives on shifting to renewable electricity
📅 22 April 2025
🕙 11:00 AM (SAST)
💬 Includes audience Q&A
Powering up: Business perspectives on shifting to renewable electricity
📅 22 April 2025
🕙 11:00 AM (SAST)
💬 Includes audience Q&A
📢 Don’t miss next week’s webinar
What do business execs across 15 countries think about the move to renewable electricity?
🗓️ 22 April | 10:00 BST
🔗 Register here: e3g-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@wemeanbusiness.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
What do business execs across 15 countries think about the move to renewable electricity?
🗓️ 22 April | 10:00 BST
🔗 Register here: e3g-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@wemeanbusiness.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Join this fascinating webinar (starting in 45 min) presenting polling of business leaders across 15 major economies:
Powering up: Business perspectives on shifting to renewable electricity
📅 22 April 2025
🕙 11:00 AM (SAST)
💬 Includes audience Q&A
Powering up: Business perspectives on shifting to renewable electricity
📅 22 April 2025
🕙 11:00 AM (SAST)
💬 Includes audience Q&A
Reposted by Jesse Burton
📢 Don’t miss next week’s webinar
What do business execs across 15 countries think about the move to renewable electricity?
🗓️ 22 April | 10:00 BST
🔗 Register here: e3g-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@wemeanbusiness.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
What do business execs across 15 countries think about the move to renewable electricity?
🗓️ 22 April | 10:00 BST
🔗 Register here: e3g-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@wemeanbusiness.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
📢 Don’t miss next week’s webinar
What do business execs across 15 countries think about the move to renewable electricity?
🗓️ 22 April | 10:00 BST
🔗 Register here: e3g-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@wemeanbusiness.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
What do business execs across 15 countries think about the move to renewable electricity?
🗓️ 22 April | 10:00 BST
🔗 Register here: e3g-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@wemeanbusiness.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social
"Because the US can have Elon, but South Africa can have Green Daaaay" thanks @greendayofficial.bsky.social it's a more than fair trade - please stay! www.youtube.com/watch?v=56wC...
Billie Joe Armstrong disses Elon Musk: "The US can have Elon, but South Africa can have Green Day"🔥
YouTube video by Green Day Italy
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
"Because the US can have Elon, but South Africa can have Green Daaaay" thanks @greendayofficial.bsky.social it's a more than fair trade - please stay! www.youtube.com/watch?v=56wC...
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No one can be left behind in the clean energy transition.
Especially not an entire continent.
Africa holds 60% of the world’s best solar resources and wants to increase renewables fivefold by 2030.
But the continent gets less than 2% of global clean energy investments.
This must change.
Especially not an entire continent.
Africa holds 60% of the world’s best solar resources and wants to increase renewables fivefold by 2030.
But the continent gets less than 2% of global clean energy investments.
This must change.
January 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
No one can be left behind in the clean energy transition.
Especially not an entire continent.
Africa holds 60% of the world’s best solar resources and wants to increase renewables fivefold by 2030.
But the continent gets less than 2% of global clean energy investments.
This must change.
Especially not an entire continent.
Africa holds 60% of the world’s best solar resources and wants to increase renewables fivefold by 2030.
But the continent gets less than 2% of global clean energy investments.
This must change.
January 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I am currently visiting SEI Latin America to exchange on lessons from South Africa's JETP, just transition planning, and to explore south-south cooperation on energy, as part of @trajects.bsky.social global climate centre. Join us at UNAL on Thursday at 930am for a Colombia-South Africa discussion!
November 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM
I am currently visiting SEI Latin America to exchange on lessons from South Africa's JETP, just transition planning, and to explore south-south cooperation on energy, as part of @trajects.bsky.social global climate centre. Join us at UNAL on Thursday at 930am for a Colombia-South Africa discussion!
I must apologise to Australia - I arrived this week from South Africa and now you also have coal plants falling over and loadshedding. If it is any consolation (it isn't), South Africa has been at stage 6 loadshedding (6GW, up to 12 hours per day without power) in the last few days
Current status of Victoria's coal fired power stations.
Yallourn: two of four units offline.
Loy Yang A: all four units currently offline.
Loy Yang B: Both units online.
These units are responsible for the majority of the state's power, and there's the possibility of big trouble this evening.
Yallourn: two of four units offline.
Loy Yang A: all four units currently offline.
Loy Yang B: Both units online.
These units are responsible for the majority of the state's power, and there's the possibility of big trouble this evening.
February 13, 2024 at 5:05 AM
I must apologise to Australia - I arrived this week from South Africa and now you also have coal plants falling over and loadshedding. If it is any consolation (it isn't), South Africa has been at stage 6 loadshedding (6GW, up to 12 hours per day without power) in the last few days
Please share widely - my team at the University of Cape Town is hiring for several roles working on the intersection of energy and climate change modelling and policy
The Energy Systems Research group is hiring! We have three posts for energy systems modellers and policy analysts. For more information on junior researcher roles: www.linkedin.com/posts/harro-... and on the senior role: www.linkedin.com/posts/harro-... Applications close 12 Jan 2024
December 14, 2023 at 2:48 PM
Please share widely - my team at the University of Cape Town is hiring for several roles working on the intersection of energy and climate change modelling and policy
Reposted by Jesse Burton
The Energy Systems Research group is hiring! We have three posts for energy systems modellers and policy analysts. For more information on junior researcher roles: www.linkedin.com/posts/harro-... and on the senior role: www.linkedin.com/posts/harro-... Applications close 12 Jan 2024
December 14, 2023 at 2:47 PM
The Energy Systems Research group is hiring! We have three posts for energy systems modellers and policy analysts. For more information on junior researcher roles: www.linkedin.com/posts/harro-... and on the senior role: www.linkedin.com/posts/harro-... Applications close 12 Jan 2024
JOIN US if you like energy, economics, development and are full of cop FOMO! Tomorrow, 5pm, at the Nelson Mandela School of Governance and @energyuct.bsky.social.
December 4, 2023 at 11:25 AM
JOIN US if you like energy, economics, development and are full of cop FOMO! Tomorrow, 5pm, at the Nelson Mandela School of Governance and @energyuct.bsky.social.
Rich fossil fuel exporters need to take the lead & show that fossil-free development is achievable. The numbers in this report are 🤯: exported emissions from Norway, Australia, Canada and the USA account for 11% of global emissions and projected extraction will chow 11% of remaining CO2 budget.
A new report by UNSW (Jeremy Moss) and UCL (me)
reveals that coal, oil and gas exports from Australia, Canada, Norway and the USA contribute 11% of global #energy-related CO2 #emissions in 2020 and must be reduced drastically. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/ene...
reveals that coal, oil and gas exports from Australia, Canada, Norway and the USA contribute 11% of global #energy-related CO2 #emissions in 2020 and must be reduced drastically. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/ene...
New report shows that Australia, Canada, Norway and the USA must act
A new report by UK and Australian academics reveals that coal, oil and gas exports from the four countries contribute 11% of global energy-related CO2 emissions in 2020 and must be reduced
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 28, 2023 at 5:31 PM
Rich fossil fuel exporters need to take the lead & show that fossil-free development is achievable. The numbers in this report are 🤯: exported emissions from Norway, Australia, Canada and the USA account for 11% of global emissions and projected extraction will chow 11% of remaining CO2 budget.
Local coverage of this year's Emission Gap Report highlights risks of too much fossil fuel invesment and issues of inequality in emissions between and within countries. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023...
November 21, 2023 at 9:32 PM
Local coverage of this year's Emission Gap Report highlights risks of too much fossil fuel invesment and issues of inequality in emissions between and within countries. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023...
Greetings energy folks - I'm currently in Australia (various cities) for a few weeks and keen to meet and discuss energy with fellow nerds. Anything related to coal, just transition, and power system operations will make my heart beat faster. Let me know if you're around and keen to meet!
October 27, 2023 at 11:30 PM
Greetings energy folks - I'm currently in Australia (various cities) for a few weeks and keen to meet and discuss energy with fellow nerds. Anything related to coal, just transition, and power system operations will make my heart beat faster. Let me know if you're around and keen to meet!
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There can be no *new* oil and gas drilling if we want a safe, habitable world.
Yet, a tiny club of wealthy countries – 🇺🇸US, 🇨🇦Canada, 🇦🇺Australia, 🇳🇴Norway and 🇬🇧the UK – are responsible for *51% of all planned oil and gas field developments* from now to 2050.
That's the real hypocrisy ahead of #COP28
Yet, a tiny club of wealthy countries – 🇺🇸US, 🇨🇦Canada, 🇦🇺Australia, 🇳🇴Norway and 🇬🇧the UK – are responsible for *51% of all planned oil and gas field developments* from now to 2050.
That's the real hypocrisy ahead of #COP28
October 5, 2023 at 9:04 AM
There can be no *new* oil and gas drilling if we want a safe, habitable world.
Yet, a tiny club of wealthy countries – 🇺🇸US, 🇨🇦Canada, 🇦🇺Australia, 🇳🇴Norway and 🇬🇧the UK – are responsible for *51% of all planned oil and gas field developments* from now to 2050.
That's the real hypocrisy ahead of #COP28
Yet, a tiny club of wealthy countries – 🇺🇸US, 🇨🇦Canada, 🇦🇺Australia, 🇳🇴Norway and 🇬🇧the UK – are responsible for *51% of all planned oil and gas field developments* from now to 2050.
That's the real hypocrisy ahead of #COP28
UK going big on climate inaction and inequity this week incl approving new oil and gas (UK is 5th for historical cumulative FF emissions and 8th incl land use see www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-whi...). Compromising climate action and grist to the mill of vested interests in other countries
Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change? - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief looks at national responsibility for historical emissions of CO2 from 1850-2021, updating analysis published in 2019.
www.carbonbrief.org
September 27, 2023 at 3:30 PM
UK going big on climate inaction and inequity this week incl approving new oil and gas (UK is 5th for historical cumulative FF emissions and 8th incl land use see www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-whi...). Compromising climate action and grist to the mill of vested interests in other countries
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Hey EnergySky 🔌💡: workposting to say we've got a new OA journal (no fees for 2 years) launching on Tues. We're really hoping to be a great place to publish work focused on enacting sustainability and justice through the energy transition! Check us out:
https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2753-3751
https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2753-3751
Environmental Research: Energy - IOPscience
iopscience.iop.org
July 14, 2023 at 6:33 PM
Hey EnergySky 🔌💡: workposting to say we've got a new OA journal (no fees for 2 years) launching on Tues. We're really hoping to be a great place to publish work focused on enacting sustainability and justice through the energy transition! Check us out:
https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2753-3751
https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2753-3751
Great piece by Navros Dubash on careful use of remaining carbon budgets to support human welfare: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02208-1?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=nature&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1688562005
July 6, 2023 at 8:01 AM
Great piece by Navros Dubash on careful use of remaining carbon budgets to support human welfare: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02208-1?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=nature&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1688562005
What are some of the critical energy-related elements of a just transition in Africa? Some initial thoughts, from trade, to RE finance, to benefit-sharing https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Technical-Thinkpiece-Financing-the-Just-Energy-Transition-in-Africa-2023-FINAL-copy.pdf
southsouthnorth.org
July 4, 2023 at 7:25 AM
What are some of the critical energy-related elements of a just transition in Africa? Some initial thoughts, from trade, to RE finance, to benefit-sharing https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Technical-Thinkpiece-Financing-the-Just-Energy-Transition-in-Africa-2023-FINAL-copy.pdf
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July 2, 2023 at 8:14 PM
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