Blog Article by Thelma Arko: South Africa’s hydrogen extractive frontier: climate action or recolonisation?

We’re pleased to share a new blog post by Thelma Arko and Kattia Moreno examining South Africa’s emerging green hydrogen sector and its implications for climate justice. In their analysis, Arko and Moreno critically examine how contemporary partnerships between South Africa and European nations in the green hydrogen sector risk reproducing colonial extractive relationships under the guise of climate action.

Rather than viewing green hydrogen as an inherently progressive climate solution, Arko and Moreno challenge readers to consider whose interests are served by these new energy partnerships and whether they truly break from historical patterns of extraction.

Read the full blog post by clicking here.