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Polycrisis and Power: South Africa’s Contested Energy Transition

Just Energy Transition South Africa

Last week in Belém, Brazil, thousands of climate activists, including indigenous and youth leaders, staged the “Great People’s March” outside the COP30 summit. Waving banners and chanting, they fiercely demanded governments protect the Amazon, deliver justice to frontline communities, and incorporate indigenous voices into climate decisions.

This mass protest underscored the critical gap between high-level talks and the realities of those most affected, with many voicing skepticism that COP30 would deliver sufficient progress. The demonstration served as a potent reminder: climate justice requires real action, protecting land, respecting indigenous sovereignty, and safeguarding the world’s most vulnerable, not just empty promises from negotiators.

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