Saliem Fakir - Low Carbon Future
Democracy, development and insighful readings from the annals of liberalism
By: Saliem Fakir 14th March 2025 There are occasions when I have the privilege and opportunity to listen to fascinating and extremely learned presentations from distinguished... →
Future of Africa-Europe relations and the art of self-deception
By: Saliem Fakir 21st February 2025 It was a hot day in Dubai at COP 28 last year. I was invited for coffee by a former German colleague from a past life. Somehow, we veered off track... →
From Baku to G20: reflections on multilateralism 
By: Saliem Fakir 17th January 2025 I live in a divided mental state over the yearly climate negotiations. The Conference of Parties (COP) remain an important platform for global... →
Climate risks and the socialisation of costs
By: Saliem Fakir 6th December 2024 Climate risks are a product of rising greenhouse-gas emissions caused by our dependence on fossil fuels, with these risks distributed unequally at... →
Industrial policy: from conceptualisation to implementation in Africa
By: Saliem Fakir 22nd November 2024 Someone gave me valuable advice once: Do not solely rely on the opinion of a policy wonk about anything if the wonk has not experienced it himself... →
Single-cause issues and the problem of collective action
By: Saliem Fakir 18th October 2024 In his book, How Neoliberalism Failed, and What a Better Society Could Look Like, which critiques neoliberal policies and explores alternatives for... →
Africa’s multiple transitions
By: Saliem Fakir 6th September 2024 The issue of transitions in Africa is not singular; rather, the continent is experiencing multiple, convergent transitions. Addressing the energy... →
Varied ways of thinking and not thinking in the world of policy commentators
By: Saliem Fakir 9th August 2024 We are entering a period of intense transition processes globally, necessitating the phasing out of fossil fuels. Implementation needs to be... →
‘Justice’ in the Just Transition
By: Saliem Fakir 19th July 2024 The concept of ‘just’ in the Just Transition, associated with processes such as Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs), should not be viewed... →
Climate and development investment platforms as tools for transformation
By: Saliem Fakir 17th May 2024 It takes a while but, slowly, one gets to see the possibility of things. Climate action has long been the mainstay of a specific tradition, which... →
