- The Great Policy Disconnect0.06 MB
This report, by Heinrich Boll Stiftung Southern Africa, says that various government departments and agencies are busy preparing policies, strategies and plans that directly and indirectly impact on the energy sector.
Public power utility Eskom, government agencies and industry have been adamant about the urgent need to take decisions that keep the lights on as demand for electricity threatens to exceed available supply. But there is much at stake in these decisions, which will affect the environmental and social quality of South Africa’s economic development, impacting on both present and future generations. More generally, as countries around the world introduce measures to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate global climate change, the carbon intensity of South Africa’s economy may negatively affect its competitiveness.
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