Co-Facilitator
Working Group 14 – Just Energy Transition,
Environment and Climate Sustainability,
South Africa G20 | C20
Date: 13th August 2025
Time: 1130 hours (GMT)
Global energy transition is imperative in our fight for climate change. However, its pathways and processes can be unfair, unjust, or inequitable across various sections of society. While the world collectively pushes for decarbonisation, the ground realities of communities, especially in the Global South and the groups that will be impacted the most by the energy transition, require a transition that is not only green, but also just and people-centric.
Therefore, a people-centric energy transition ensures that the shift away from fossil fuels supports the transition of livelihoods and ensures equity. It places the needs, voices, and rights of workers, women, youth, indigenous peoples, informal sector actors, and local communities at the heart of transition strategies. This perspective is especially critical in countries where social, economic, and energy access disparities are deeply entrenched.
As part of the G20 South Africa Presidency, the Civil 20 (C20) working group on ‘Just Energy Transition, Environment and Climate Sustainability’ (JET-CES-WG-14) is committed to ensuring that the G20 process recognises and responds to these aspects of equity and just transition dimensions.
As a key step in shaping our collective civil society input to the G20, Vasudha Foundation (as co-facilitator of WG-14), in collaboration with Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), is organising a multi-stakeholder webinar to gather insights, perspectives, and recommendations from CSOs and experts across regions.
Date: 13th August | Time: 1130 hours (GMT); 1700 hours (IST)
| Session Title | Speaker | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome address | CAN International / CAN South Asia | 1130–1134 hours GMT |
| Address from the Working Group on ‘Just Energy Transition, Environment and Climate Sustainability’ (JET-CES-WG-14) of South Africa C20 | G20 |
Chair & Co-facilitators: • Wanjikú Wairia, Lead Facilitator • Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Joint Co-facilitator JET • Janet Munakamwe, Joint Co-facilitator JET |
1134–1140 hours GMT |
| Presentation on C20 priorities, policy brief, and process | Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Vasudha Foundation | 1140–1150 hours GMT |
| Achieving justice for Global South on road to COP 30 Just Transition | Anabella Rosemberg, Senior Advisor (Just Transition), CAN International | 1150–1158 hours GMT |
| Building back Equity | — Interventions from Brazilian and Indian Civil 20 representatives | 1158–1208 hours GMT |
| Open House: Q&A and discussion on what needs to go into the G20 communique from a just transition perspective | 1208–1228 hours GMT | |
| Way forward | 1228–1230 hours GMT |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the webinar.
