To address the energy crisis, South Africa has developed the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan. The plan aims to fundamentally transform the electricity sector, achieve long-term energy security and accelerate investment in the energy sector. As South Africa cannot achieve this goal alone, it...
The intensification of load shedding has brought growth in South Africa's economy to a halt in 2023, but there finally appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel, according to Jason Tuvey, deputy chief emerging markets economist with Capital Economics.Renewable Energy Monitor group...
Yet for all of these swirling winds, 2022 still saw a remarkable acceleration in the energy transition, in part because of the energy crisis, with record renewable energy installations and electric vehicle (EV) sales worldwide. Acceleration to continue in 2023 The outlook for low-carbon transition...
South Africa cannot solve a pressing energy crisis while senior government figures seem to openly disagree on the way forward. The message of joint commitment to the implementation of the electricity plan is therefore to be welcomed. Confidence would be further cemented by concerted attempts to recla...
The renewables lobby, like the nuclear and coal lobbies in the past, offers apparently easy solutions to South Africa's crisis. But it distracts attention from these basic principles—and many key questions that remain unanswered. Unanswered questions ...
The experience of the previous economic crisis indicates that with the post-crisis recovery, the emissions returned to their original course. The fall in emissions was short-term, with the exception of the Great Depression, and when such crises were triggered by energy issues such as the 1970s...
As the effects of the climate crisis intensify, it is critical to develop proactive and equitable practices for working with underserved communities on suitable and reliable sustainable energy systems. Further, preparing with renewable energy can enhance island resilience to natural hazards and economic ...
(2023). The impact of climate policy on U.S. environmentally friendly firms: A firm-level examination of stock return, volatility, volume, and connectedness Appendix I. Supplementary data【数据+Stata+R】 Pham, L., & Hsu, K.-C. (2024). Metals of the future in a world in crisis: ...
The energy crisis resulting from the war in Ukraine suggests that the accelerated move away from fossil fuels is needed even more urgently. We conclude that achieving zero-carbon power systems likely requires policies of a different kind than have traditionally been discussed by the energy modelling...
Is real energy sector reform possible in poly-crisis Nigeria? Nigeria oil and gas map package shows three different views of sector infrastructure African gas and LNG projects Nigeria’s power infrastructure – revised March 2024 Nigeria’s 2023 elections in maps and charts West Africa’s powe...