Just Transitions: Economic Diversification for Coal Dependent regions
This podcast looks at various opportunities and challenges for coal dependent regions in India and South Africa to create just and sustainable pathways to diversify their economies.

This week, Gaylor Montmasson-Clair with Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and Srestha Banerjee with iForest join Sandeep Pai (CSIS) to explore the opportunities and challenges for coal dependent regions in India and South Africa to create just and sustainable pathways to diversify their economies.
For more, read Understanding Just Transitions in Coal Dependent Communities: Case Studies from Mpumalanga, South Africa, and Jharkhand, India
Participants
- Sandeep Pai: Senior Research Lead, JTI, Senior Associate (Non-resident), CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program
- Gaylor Montmasson-Clair: Senior Economist, Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS); and Research Associate, Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
- Srestha Banerjee: Program Head for Climate Justice and Natural Resource Management at iForest
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Climate Investment Funds or Center for Strategic and International Studies.