Author : Lochner Marais
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,22 MB
Release : 2023-11-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781474487061
Taking the growing South African mining town of Emalahleni as a case study, this book investigates whether a just transition from coal-generated energy is possible and what the local implications of this global restructuring of the energy sector will be. It looks at the consequences of shifting social responsibilities, new inequalities and the sustainability concerns created by the likely energy transition in Africa at the end of the fossil-fuel era.
Author : John Lang
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,80 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Tobias Bischof-Niemz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 32,71 MB
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0429872232
South Africa’s energy transition has become a highly topical, emotive and politically contentious topic. Taking a systems perspective, this book offers an evidence-based roadmap for such a transition and debunks many of the myths raised about the risks of a renewable-energy-led electricity mix. Owing to its formidable solar and wind resources, South Africa has an almost unparalleled opportunity to turn solar photovoltaic and onshore wind generators into the country’s power generation workhorses – a role hitherto played by coal. This book shows that a renewables-led mix will not only provide the lowest cost, but will also create more jobs than any of the alternatives currently under consideration. In addition, it offers a glimpse of how South Africa’s low-cost and decarbonised electricity system can power a competitive industrial economy, an electric-mobility revolution and, in the long run, create new export opportunities. This book will be of great interest to energy industry practitioners, as well as students and scholars of energy policy and politics, environmental economics and sustainable development.
Author : Andrew Lawrence
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 21,11 MB
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3030189031
This book provides a succinct overview of the evolution of policies addressing energy and climate justice in South Africa. Drawing on a range of analytical perspectives, including socio-technical studies, just transitions, and critical political economy, it explains why South Africa’s energy transition from a coal-dependent, centralised power generation and distribution system has been so slow, and reveals the types of socio-political inequalities that persist across regimes and energy sources. Topics explored include critical approaches to the South African state and its state-owned energy provider, Eskom; the political ecologies of coal and water; the politics of non-renewable energy alternatives; as well as the trajectory and fate of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), the country’s major renewable energy policy. The book concludes with reflections on alternative, neglected energy and development paths, suggesting how the political economy of South Africa’s energy system could be further transformed for the better.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 32,21 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Energy policy
ISBN :
Author : Peter James
Publisher : Springer
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 39,60 MB
Release : 1984-02-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1349173835
Author : Manfred Hafner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 21,82 MB
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 331992219X
This open access book presents a picture of the current energy challenges on the African continent (and the Sub-Saharan region in particular) and proposes pathways to an accelerated energy transition. Starting with an analysis of the status quo and the outlook for Africa’s energy demand and energy access, it provides an account of the available resources, including hydrocarbons and renewable energy resources, which are playing an increasingly crucial role. It then moves on to analyze the level of investment required to scale-up Africa’s energy systems, shedding light on the key barriers and elaborating on potential solutions. It also provides a suggestion for improving the effectiveness of EU–Africa cooperation. While mainly intended for policymakers and academics, this book also speaks to a broader audience interested in gaining an overview of the challenges and opportunities of the African energy sector today and in the future.
Author : Jakob Skovgaard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 14,22 MB
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1108416799
This comprehensive volume provides the first book-length account on the politics of fossil fuel subsidies. This title is also available as Open Access.
Author :
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 10,22 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Apartheid
ISBN : 9221064719
Author : Willemien du Plessis
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 36,60 MB
Release : 2022-06-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9403544929
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides a systematic approach to legislation and legal practice concerning energy resources and production in South Africa. The book describes the administrative organization, regulatory framework, and relevant case law pertaining to the development, application, and use of such forms of energy as electricity, gas, petroleum, and coal, with attention as needed to the pervasive legal effects of competition law, environmental law, and tax law. A general introduction covers the geography of energy resources, sources and basic principles of energy law, and the relevant governmental institutions. Then follows a detailed description of specific legislation and regulation affecting such factors as documentation, undertakings, facilities, storage, pricing, procurement and sales, transportation, transmission, distribution, and supply of each form of energy. Case law, intergovernmental cooperation agreements, and interactions with environmental, tax, and competition law are explained. Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable resource for energy sector policymakers and energy firm counsel handling cases affecting South Africa. It will also be welcomed by researchers and academics for its contribution to the study of a complex field that today stands at the foreground of comparative law.
