It is concerning when Parliamentary Committee on energy ignores Climate Change, and promotes environmentally damaging practices. We need an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that is to the benefit of our people and our environment. The energy committee overseeing the plan isn't prioritising climate change. It seems to align itself with the views of the coal [...]
South Africa and the IPCC Report The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - the IPCC - released its Global Warming of 1.5°C Report on the 8 October 2018. Shortly thereafter, the Alternative Information & Development Centre (AIDC)presented this report to a group of concerned civilians and civil society organisations including Project 90 by 2030 - an event I attended and found [...]
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 [...]
Greenpeace has just released a report on the extent of the global air pollution crisis, analysed using groundbreaking satellite data from 1 June to 31 August this year mapping the world’s Nitrous Oxide (NO2) air pollution hotspots across six continents in the most detail to date. The world’s largest NO2 air pollution hotspot is Mpumalanga province [...]
Since 2016, Project 90 by 2030 has advocated for a Just Energy Transition – part of the global Just Transition – in South Africa. Our focus is twofold: to unite the environmental and labour sectors behind the JET movement as a powerful driver for a transformation in the energy system; and to conduct research and [...]
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 - [...]
