On 17 May 2017, the National Union of Mine workers (NUM), in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Sam Tambani Research Institute (SATRI), hosted a symposium to gather more information surrounding the energy needs of South Africa. They invited various civil society organisations, political parties, scientific institutes and government organs to attend and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Latest article published in the Business Report by Richard Halsey from our Policy & Research team - on the global status of renewable energy.
It is that time again when we briefly share the many but fruitful activities we have participated in as the P&R team over the past couple of months. As the Policy & Research (P&R) team, we try to facilitate discussions around transparent climate actions necessary for a low-carbon world, but we also enjoy being part [...]
By Dan Wasserman. Copyright The Boston Globe. By Neoka Naidoo So I will start by asking you a few questions. In the world we live in, what is the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to investing? I would say… Money, moola, bucks, financial liquidity - whatever you want call [...]
Happy (our Policy & Research Coordinator) offers his take on the recent budget speech.
The Tyranny of Realism- to what extent is our present and future energy development constrained by the past? This is a question that our most recent report seeks to answer. "This volume seeks to prompt balanced discussion of a number of themes, but also presents a line of argument, that there is one decision that is unequivocally and urgently required: to prioritise the deployment of renewable energy technologies in the short term, immediately and ambitiously, and increase the share of renewable resources in the energy mix as rapidly and extensively as possible into the long term".
The public consultation phase on the IRP2 process (which will decide South Africa's energy future) closes on Friday. We are mobilising as many people as possible to support a renewable energy future by making your own submission. We've made it as easy as possible, all you need to do is read through our submission and, if you agree with it, add your own contact details and send it through. Feel free to add or change anything or, if you're feeling up to it, draft your own submission. This is your chance to make a difference!
Project 90's director, Brenda Martin, has been awarded a full scholarship to study a Climate leadership programme in Munich. She is travelling in Europe at the moment and on her arrival in France she she saw the alarming news headlines describing leaked documents which show that the design on French company EDF's nuclear power station is flawed and could cause a catastrophic accident.