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To: Brumar89 who wrote (932911)	5/2/2016 10:52:41 AM
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#FutureIsClean: SA's plans to reduce global warming South Africa is presently facing acute energy challenges that hamper economic development, as it is historically heavily dependent on coal. With set goals for poverty reduction by 2030, SA has made good progress in implementing climate-compatible sectoral plans, such as the integrated energy and electricity plans (IEP and IRP), industrial policy action plans (IPAP) and the new growth path (NGP). The department says the full implementation of these policies and plans will bend the curve of South Africa’s GHG emissions towards a peak, plateau and decline trajectory range. Heavy investment of R32.8bn and climbing SA is already investing heavily in transforming its energy sector. At the heart of this part of the transition to a low-carbon energy sector is a complete transformation of the future energy mix, which is designed to replace an inefficient fleet of ageing coal-fired power plants with clean and high efficiency technology going forward, says the DEA. South Africa is investing about 6% of what would be the upper end of the costs of its adaptation per annum for the period 2021 to 2030 – totalling US$ 2.31 bn (about R32.8bn @ R14.23/$) in 2015. Some of the key programmes said to be scaled up further going forward include: 1. Working for Water (WfW) and Working on Fire estimated at US$1.2 bn per year. 2. Working on Wetlands estimated at US$0.12 bn per year. 3. Water Conservation and Demand Management estimated at US$5.3 bn per year. 4. Land restoration estimated at US$0.07 bn per year. Added to this, the department says some technologies that could help South Africa to further reduce emissions that have been identified include: - Energy efficient lighting - variable speed drives and efficient motors - energy efficient appliances - solar water heaters - electric and hybrid electric vehicles - solar PV - wind power - carbon capture and sequestration - advanced bio-energy. Come #EarthDay 2017, we'll have a much clearer picture of who is on board this Climate Change train and who is not, as as all parties to the Convention are able to sign the Agreement until 21 April 2017. traveller24.news24.com

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