Saliem Fakir - Low Carbon Future
There are still many unknowns about shale gas extraction in the Karoo
By: Saliem Fakir 5th August 2011 I recently attended what is probably the most insightful conference I have ever attended – not because it was attended mostly by industry players... →
SA needs an independent system operator 
By: Saliem Fakir 8th July 2011 Previously, I noted some reservations about the idea of an independent system and market operator (ISMO). →
Do green jobs threaten other jobs?
By: Saliem Fakir 10th June 2011 You have probably heard this before: green industries will steal jobs from other sectors. Superficial logic invites superficial conclusions. But... →
Japan’s nuclear crisis shows up the ‘unknown unknowns’
By: Saliem Fakir 13th May 2011 After the Japanese nuclear accident following the tsunami there has been a lot of chatter by defenders of nuclear power that nuclear is still here... →
Fracking in the Karoo – who do we believe?
By: Saliem Fakir 15th April 2011 While Shell is attracting the most negative publicity owing to its application to the Petroleum Agency of South Africa for exploration rights in... →
Why a carbon tax will be useful in supporting a transition to a low-carbon future
By: Saliem Fakir 1st April 2011 The National Treasury’s deadline for comments on the draft discussion document on carbon taxes was February 28. Business and industry have set up a... →
Will an independent system and market operator fly in South Africa?
By: Saliem Fakir 11th March 2011 A number of public statements on the issue of an Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) have been made by government officials in the last... →
Climate change Green Paper under the spotlight
By: Saliem Fakir 11th February 2011 The 38-page National Climate Change Green Paper was released just before most of South Africa’s negotiating team went to Cancun. →
From Cancun to Durban – what’s in store for the next 12 months?
By: Saliem Fakir 14th January 2011 When you land in Cancun, what strike you most starkly are concrete blocks upon concrete blocks that have taken occupation where lush mangroves once... →
The merits of a solar cluster
By: Saliem Fakir 10th December 2010 The solar park idea raises the question of how South Africa should be positioning itself to take advantage of the country's abundant solar resources. →
