Journal Entry 1 By Thando Lukuko, Community Partnership Project Officer, 13 November 2018 Smart Citizens It has been a very exciting few months for the Community Partnership Programme (CPP) Team at Project 90 by 2030, since the 2nd iteration of the SMART Citizens In Action project kicked off in 2018. The SMART Citizens In [...]
On 4 October 2018, Project 90 by 2030 held Public Participation Workshops with a group of concerned community leaders from Nyanga, Hillview, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha to discuss the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2018) and how the various proposed scenarios could affect their daily lives. It was clear from comments made that the current and rising [...]
Project 90 by 2030 is a non-profit organisation (NPO) established in 2007, which aims to increase awareness around energy and climate change and inspire necessary low-carbon action to be taken by Government and Civil Society sectors in South Africa. We understand that a Government- Civil Society Partnership, with both parties actively contributing, is essential for [...]
Why Eskom's Non-Compliance is a Violation of our Constitutional Rights Eskom recently held Public Participation Hearings regarding their application for postponements to the implementation of the Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for 14 of their coal and liquid fuel-fired power stations in Gauteng and Mpumalanga. The monitoring by Government of the Minimum Emission Standards (MES) is [...]
The Portfolio Committee on Energy (PCE) is hosting a public hearing on the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) on the 16th, 17th 23rd and 24th of October. Citizens should make use of this opportunity and raise their concern about South Africa’s current energy plan. The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), released by Energy Minister Jeff Radebe at [...]
Kendal Power Station, July 2018 (Photo: groundWork) Eskom has once again announced that it will not meet pollution standards for 14 of its coal power stations. Read the Background Information Document here. Although Eskom has already been given permission to postpone its compliance with the Air Quality Act’s minimum emission standards, and despite overwhelming evidence [...]
A just energy transition is a shift from our current energy system to one that is better in terms of sustainability, environmental impact, climate change, human health, economics, employment and social equity. The 'just' part focuses on looking after people in the current (fossil fuel) energy system - the workers in the coal sector - [...]
Creating a low-carbon future for all South Africans On 3 July 2018, Project 90 by 2030 attended one of a series of Provincial Stakeholder Engagement Workshop at which all stakeholders and interested parties were able to comment on the National Climate Change Bill. We attended meetings where other stakeholders present included the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), [...]
Project 90 by 2030's #JustEnergyTransition 2018 speaker, Karien Erasmus - Climate Change Advisor to Promethium Carbon - delivers a presentation on "Renewable Energy Projects on Mine-Impacted Land". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhSZjNAVxC4&t=5s Mine land rehabilitation offers an opportunity in combining energy generation, soil restoration and social upliftment. This study focused on integrating Renewable Energy generation, restoration of mine-impacted [...]
Project 90 by 2030's #JustEnergyTransition 2018 speaker, Thabo Sibeko - Program Officer for Earthlife Africa - delivers a presentation on "Pilot Renewable Energy Projects in Communities" - undertaken in various school communities in Gauteng. The project deliverables include the installation of solar panels and biogas digesters for power generation; and the development of food gardens [...]
