public hearings on climate change response - nov
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Introduction:
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•Section 21 company;
Capacity building
Sustainable energy dev & implementation
City energy planning focus
National energy policy development
Broadly sustainable energy implementation
Intro cont...
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On-the-ground work
Manages SEED and CESU
Cities and wider network
Introduced City Energy and Climate change Response Strategies in SA
• Energy
•Corporative Gov & TA
•Human Settlements
• Environment
Cities: Tshwane, Joburg, Ekurhuleni, Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, eThekwini, Sol Plaatjie, Sedibeng, Mangaung and Tlokwe, and more loosely with a wider network of some 15 cities and towns.
Partnerships and Linkages
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• Over 36% of SA’s population resides in the 9 biggest cities
• 58% of population is urbanized and 64% is projected to be urbanized by the year 2030
• +- 50% of electricity and 60% of liquid fuels is used in the country’s large cities & towns
• without intervention city energy consumption is set to double in next 20 years.
• carbon footprint of our metros is on par with cities like London, Berlin, despite the GDP/capita being far lower
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LG...Key Partner in Nat. CC Response
• Substantial GHG emissions come from our urban areas
• dense nature of these settlements intensifies their vulnerability to the impacts of climate change
• global phenomenon but impacts will differ locally and require localized or regional responses
• Local government competencies cover many key areas of climate response (e.g. RE, EE)
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Weaker BUT NB Leadership
• Current financial and service delivery constraints, and human capacity shortages
• A no. of cities have pioneered addressing energy and climate issues– City Energy and CC Response Strategies– Regulation (SWH draft bylaws)– Inst. Dev (est. new units & staffing)– Project delivery (swh rollout; wind farm dev)
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Specific Gaps
• Renewables : FIT and our energy mix• Transport: powers and functions, sust. pub tra• Energy efficiency: DORA funding, lack of staff• Building efficiency: SANS204, mandatory• People and inst. capacity: adequate resources• LG Mandates: clear and definite, consistently
funded by Treasury• NIRP: electricity delivery plan, align with the
emissions trajectory of the LTMS.12
COP15 Input
• negotiating team to heed calls on recognizing Local Governments as key partners in implementing climate change action which would rely heavily capacity development
• DEA/Danida/SEA exhibition stand showcasing South African city work on climate mitigation and sustainable development work that we have been involved with
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Conclusion
• CC and Sustainable Dev, rapidly changing and dynamic
• ongoing proactive engagement with these issues is critically needed from Parliament
• SEA would like to offer our support to any Parliamentary Portfolio Committee that feel they could benefit from training (seminars, workshops) on topics of sustainable energy development and climate change
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