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Championing a Just Transition with Carbon Credits (with TransEnergy)

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In this episode, we sit down with one of our clients, TransEnergy Global, to explore the incredible work they’re doing. We unpack their journey in implementing a first-of-its-kind project, hear their perspective on South Africa’s Just Energy Transition, and discuss the role carbon credits can play in accelerating it. We also dive into the progress made so far in developing their methodology and we wrap up with a quick conversation on the Global Citizen Now event held on 21 November 2025.

Key takeaways of discussion:
• How carbon credits can be reinvested for even greater impact
• What a Just Energy Transition truly means, according to TransEnergy
• How the Coal Abatement for an Energy Transition methodology addresses key sticking points such as permanence and leakage
• What major learnings TransEnergy have from their journey so far
• Why platforms such as the Global Citizen Now matter for climate action

Stay tuned for an exciting announcement towards the end of the episode!

Please also make sure to keep up with TransEnergy:
🌍 Find out more about TransEnergy and Project Mzansi https://transenergy-global.com/
🔗 And follow for exciting updates https://www.linkedin.com/company/transenergyglobal/

And as always, connect with us on the following:
📧 Get in touch at info@brundtland.co.za
📞 Call us on (0)11 44 77 892
🌍 Explore our work at https://www.brundtland.co.za/
🔗 And follow us on LinkedIn for updates, insights, and more: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brundtland/posts/?feedView=all
Chapters
  • 00:06 Introduction to Carbon Compass and Bruntland
  • 00:52 Special Episode Introduction and Guests Introductions
  • 03:06 TransEnergy's Origin Story
  • 04:26 Project Mzansi
  • 06:00 Just Energy Transition Context
  • 08:00 Carbon Credits' Role in the Just Transition
  • 09:38 Carbon Credit Commercialisation Process
  • 10:50 Methodology Explanation and Leakage Considerations
  • 12:50 Challenges in Operationalising the Methodology
  • 15:27 Advice for Project Developers
  • 18:04 Global Citizen Now Event and TransEnergy's Role
  • 20:17 TransEnergy Announcement
  • 23:30 Closing Thoughts on Climate Action
8 Dec English South Africa Business · Earth Sciences

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