Inga 3: Too Costly and Risky for South Africa

Why solar and wind generation will better serve South Africa’s energy expansion planning 1. Introduction and Background This note summarizes a scenario-forecasting exercise for South Africa. It is extracted from a detailed technical investigation of the potential for solar and wind generation as an alternative to the proposed Inga 3 hydropower project. Inga 3 is [...]

By |2019-07-30T12:20:24+02:00July 30th, 2019|

VOTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ON MAY 8

SOUTH AFRICANS NEED AN ENVIRO-CONSCIOUS GOVERNMENT On Thursday 25 April, a coalition of environmental and social justice groups and members of the public interrogated political parties – represented by Faiez Jacobs (ANC); Farouk Cassim (COPE); Beverley Schafer (DA); Jeremy Acton (Dagga Party); Jason Sole (Green Party); Shaheed Mahomed (Socialist Workers Party); and Ncedisa Mpemnyama (BLF) – in [...]

By |2019-05-01T11:55:17+02:00May 1st, 2019|

THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Project 90 by 2030, together with partner organisation 350 Africa collaborated on an infographic in order to drive home the effects and consequences of climate change on the economy in our country: JOB LOSSES Climate change will lead to job losses, specifically in the following sectors: agriculture, tourism and energy.  Tourism affects over 722 000 [...]

By |2019-05-13T14:14:03+02:00April 26th, 2019|

Civil Society challenges Government to set decisive climate objectives

A group of civil society organisations has issued a challenge for Government to set itself decisive climate change objectives. The challenge was delivered during a media briefing held in Cape Town on 30 Jan, hosted by Project 90 by 2030 “Climate change poses an immediate and far reaching threat to people and communities worldwide and [...]

By |2021-07-05T14:40:07+02:00February 13th, 2019|

National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

South Africa is experiencing significant effects of climate change particularly as a result of increased temperatures and water variability. The observed rate of warming has been 2 °C per century or even higher – more than twice the global rate of temperature increase for the western parts and the northeast (DEA 2017a, 72). There is [...]

By |2021-07-05T14:47:57+02:00January 14th, 2019|
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