SA Business Integrator Volume 12 I Issue 1 | Page 50

ENERGY

SA’ s next step in the energy transition

We stand at a defining crossroads in the country’ s energy transition – where policy must become proof. It’ s time to turn climate ambition into inclusive growth, powering homes, industries and a just future.
By Murray Crow, Managing Director, Kwikot
When South Africa handed over the Business 20( B20) policy recommendations to the G20 in early September, it marked a pivotal moment in Africa’ s role within the global economy. For the first time, an African-led B20 has shaped the business community’ s contribution to the G20 agenda – one rooted in inclusive growth and prosperity through global cooperation.
That achievement, however, is only the beginning. The B20’ s new advocacy phase is about proof, not PR – converting well-crafted recommendations into measurable investment, technology deployment and jobs.
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