PCC EXPERT SERIES – OUR TRANSITION This essay addresses three related imperatives: that a just transition must be for all, that mitigation and adaptation must be thought of together, and that the neoliberal regime of austerity, secrecy and corruption must be transformed into an open democracy founded on deep participation and accountability. The Minerals-Energy Complex Over the past century, South Africa’s economy was dominated and shaped by the minerals-energy complex (MEC).