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The climate change threat can only be confronted through activism led by the youth, said South Africas Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, while speaking at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Youth Summit in Durban.
He said the dual challenge of ensuring energy security and combating climate change, requires the world to transition to a more secure and sustainable energy system.
This transition he said, holds substantial prospective benefits for the youth, emphasising that for young people to take advantage of these new job opportunities fully, the BRICS will need to invest in education and skills training.
"This investment will have to focus on technical training in renewable energy technologies, as well as broader skills, such as project management, policy analysis and entrepreneurship. In this regard, a corps of skilled youth will be more capable of realising the economic opportunities that will flow out of the renewable energy interventions," Morolong said.
BRICS nations can create climate-resilient opportunities
Morolong said the BRICS nations are key actors in the global energy landscape, both as consumers and producers of energy needs.
He added that the Just Energy Transition also presents opportunities for entrepreneurship, and young people in BRICS nations can create start-ups that provide innovative solutions for renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate resilience.
To encourage entrepreneurship, financiers and governments must develop new financial instruments and provide financial support and mentoring. |
