The following letter was written and submitted by Project 90 by 2030 to President Cyril Ramaphosa, with the endorsement of the Energy Governance South Africa (EGSA) members on the 19 February 2019 on ESKOM Restructuring and the lack of details. Dear President Cyril Ramaphosa, We write to you as the Energy Governance South Africa (EGSA) [...]
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 [...]
In September 2018, Eskom submitted their revenue application for FY2019/20 - 2021/22 to the National Energy Regulator South Africa (NERSA). NERSA published a call for submissions soon thereafter. Project 90 by 2030 puts forward the following submission for NERSA’s attention. While this submission will look into a number of issues we picked up in Eskom’s [...]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAPE TOWN, Western Cape, Wednesday 9 January, 2019 NERSA PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE HELD ON REQUESTED ESKOM TARIFF HIKES ESKOM is requesting an additional 15% tariff increase for the next three financial years, amounting to a 45% price hike for consumers. If a household currently spends R500/month on electricity, the [...]
Removing fossil fuel subsidies is an important part of emission-reduction strategies, as many fossil fuel enterprises will cease to be profitable without subsidy, and could then give way to lower carbon alternatives being taken up. Governments around the world spend US$400-600 billion a year to keep domestic prices for coal, oil and as products [...]
Just Transition Event - Building Local Living Economies 'Just Transition' is a framework for a fair and sustainable shift to a sustainable economy through the implementation of real solutions to climate change that chart a path towards more democratic, ecologically rooted economies. The workshop that I attended at COP24 on 9 December 2018, aimed to [...]
On the 10th December I attended an event about how social inclusion measures, and investment decisions, assist in a just and sustainable transition. There was a panel of high profile, influential speakers including Lord Nicholas Stern (who authored the highly cited review on the Economics of Climate Change) and Nick Robins from the London School [...]
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 [...]
ESKOM PRICE HIKES FORCE CITIZENS TO CHOOSE: COOK FOOD OR LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON? PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAPE TOWN, Western Cape, Thursday 29 November, 2018 Background Eskom has been granted a number of tariff increases by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) amounting to a 300% increase from 2007 to 2015 [...]
Project 90 by 2030, Director, Lorna Fuller shares her Ten Suggestions to Take Civil Action Against Climate Change. I attended the discussion on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, released for decision makers early in October. This was yet another report, prepared by the UN scientists reminding us that we (as a global “we”) [...]
