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Crouch…Bind…Set! Stakeholders engage on the contentious issue of ownership in a Just Energy Transition.

Project 90 by 2030, an environmental NGO working on energy and climate change issues, in collaboration with the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO), a bridge between church and state, hosted a roundtable discussion that brought three energy sector stakeholders together. These were organized labour[1], Wind energy industry (SAWEA)[2] and civil society organisations (CSOs)[3] . The dialogue [...]

By M1ndSpr1nG_-C90by2030|2018-04-09T12:53:11+02:00September 5th, 2017|

Policy and Research Team – April update

At the end of February, Project 90 with support from Misereor, ran a two day workshop on energy sector transformation. The event was attended by 35 people from 29 different organisations representing civil society and organised labour. The status quo of energy in South Africa was examined along with positive and negative examples based on [...]

By M1ndSpr1nG_-C90by2030|2017-07-24T12:00:38+02:00May 4th, 2017|

Current energy planning consultation process is a mockery

Recently the Department of Energy (DoE) released draft components of the long awaited Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). These effectively map out energy plans for South Africa until 2050. They determine when, and what type, of power stations we build. In short, they are very important for the economy and [...]

By M1ndSpr1nG_-C90by2030|2018-04-09T12:54:01+02:00November 30th, 2016|

Heading to Marrakech: Civil society organisations’ talking points in COP22

Drafted at a meeting of civil society in Johannesburg on the 31 October 2016. Presented at the DEA stakeholder meeting on the 1 November 2016. As the Paris Agreement enters into force on 4 November, South African civil society notes and commends the leadership role the South African government has played in the process leading up [...]

By M1ndSpr1nG_-C90by2030|2018-04-09T12:54:06+02:00November 9th, 2016|

The Road Home from Paris to a low-carbon South Africa

December 2015 saw the close of international climate negotiations (COP21) in Paris, France, which gave rise to a global climate agreement – the Paris Agreement – the first since the Kyoto Protocol which was adopted almost 20 years ago. Whilst the Paris Agreement may lack the ambition that many participating parties had initially hoped for; [...]

By M1ndSpr1nG_-C90by2030|2017-07-24T12:00:40+02:00July 31st, 2016|

Understanding energy poverty today

When Mr Herman Mashaba writes its worthwhile reading his pieces, not because he is aspiring to be the Mayor of the City of Gold, but because he is the founder of Black Like Me. If you grew up in the townships and various predominately black neighbourhoods like I did, you will know of the hair [...]

By M1ndSpr1nG_-C90by2030|2017-07-24T12:00:40+02:00July 18th, 2016|