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Sonia Phalatse, Yashila Govender, Imraan Valodia, Katrina Lehman-Grube and Julia Taylor, 2024, Party manifestos lack a clear, coherent and inspiring roadmap for a just transition, The Daily Maverick
Katrina Lehmann-Grube, Imraan Valodia, Julia Taylor and Sonia Phalatse, 2024, What happened to the Just Energy Transition grant funding?, Daily Maverick.
Adam Tooze, 2023, Facing the climate crisis in a world of inequality: Who should pay? Who will pay?, Wits University.
Julia Taylor, Aalia Cassim and Imraan Valodia, 2022, The macroeconomic risks and opportunities of a transition to a low-carbon economy for South Africa, TIPS FORUM 2022 Conference Presentation.
Julia Taylor and Imraan Valodia, 2022, COP27 key outcomes: progress on compensation for developing countries but more needed on climate justice and equity, The Conversation
Imraan Valodia, Siviwe Mhlana and Julia Taylor, 2022, Gender, care, and climate change: Why they are connected, Econ 3x3.
Imraan Valodia and Julia Taylor, 2022, Climate change threatens the livelihoods of all of humanity, especially those in the Global South, Daily Maverick.
Imraan Valodia, Julia Taylor and Shirona Patel, 2022, How universities can play a central role in fostering a transformative approach to climate change, Daily Maverick.

Witsies appointed to the 7th Presidential Economic Advisory Council - Professor Imraan Valodia, Dr Kenneth Creamer and Ms Trudy Makhaya

Witsies appointed to the Presidential Economic Advisory Council

18/11/2024

Two Wits academics and several alumni are among the economic thought leaders appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Imagining a pathway out of climate doom

13/09/2024

To attune to the planet will take the power of stories, the power of people and returning to old wisdoms

Figure 1: Summarising the key components of the African Carbon Cycle and their change over the first two decades of this century.

Africa is no longer the carbon sink of the world

04/04/2024

In only nine years between 2010 and 2019, Africa has turned from being a net carbon sink, to being a net carbon source.

Take the money? A conundrum for African biodiversity and climate negotiators

19/12/2023

We have just had the final text negotiated at COP28 in Dubai.

More COP input needed from Global South universities to draw attention to region’s needs

17/12/2023

The lack of academic representation from climate justice conferences such as COP28 by Global South universities is worrying

The road to COP28 — key debates and expectations for South Africa

30/11/2023

Discussions and negotiations on climate change will take place at COP28 after another year of record-breaking climate events and extreme weather changes.

Insights from South Africa's 12-year-old renewable energy programme

23/11/2023

South Africa and renewable energy: a 12-year-old programme offers insights for countries moving to cleaner power sources.

Grid capacity a significant obstacle to renewables transition and fixing load shedding

14/09/2023

Countries across the world are redesigning their grids to cater for the fact that power generation from renewables changes the geography of electricity supply

A Just Energy Transition | Curiosity 15: #Energy ? /curiosity/

Column: Ensuring a just energy transition is complex

28/05/2023

Focusing on the dynamics in the electricity sector, Professor Imraan Valodia outlines the challenges South Africa is facing and what can be done.

Facing the climate crisis in a world of inequality: Who should pay? Who will pay?

05/03/2023

Climate change worsens inequality and inequality worsens climate change, warn experts.

COP27 explained by experts: what is it and why should I care?

03/11/2022

COP27 is the 27th Conference of the Parties (countries) that signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.