Category: South Africa

Research Study:  “The Long Term Mitigation Scenarios Research Project”, South Africa Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, coordinated by Professor Harold Winkler, 2005 and 2008 The Long Term Mitigation Scenarios (LTMS) Research Project took place in South Africa between 2005 and 2008. It is remembered as a ‘seminal and resounding success’, because it successfully placed...

South Africa: National Climate Change Response Policy White Paper (NCCRP) South Africa launched its National Climate Change Response Policy White Paper (NCCRP) in 2011, prior to hosting the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban. The NCCRP was approved by its...

How The Energy System Is Structured The South Africa Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) are the two leading agencies that help frame and implement government energy policy. The Department of Energy (DoE) is mandated to ensure the secure and sustainable provision of energy for socioeconomic development. The Department produces an...

Leading Emission Reduction Challenges: (a) Dependence on fossil fuels as energy sources; (b) Rising consumer and/or industrial demand for energy-intensive productsCurrent Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels South Africa faces many challenges when it comes to reducing its GHG emissions. The most challenging remains it’s largely energy dependent economy. The South African economy is dependent on coal...

Possibility of Ratification by 2018: High In December 2015, 195 countries each made a national pledge to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions in a United Nations sponsored meeting in Paris. In committing to their pledges, each country signed the Paris Agreement and have agreed to work towards ratification. Signature of the Agreement serves as a commitment to refrain...