Saliem Fakir - Low Carbon Future
Inside the green economy
By: Saliem Fakir 10th November 2017 It is often assumed that the green economy only relates to a specific type of technology or shifts in energy demand. The notion of the green... →
New era of disruption
By: Saliem Fakir 20th October 2017 Perhaps the recent multiple attacks of extreme weather – hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria – do not only tell us that fierce weather is the new... →
Taking the green out of economy
By: Saliem Fakir 22nd September 2017 There is only one economy, not two. The challenge all societies face today is leaving behind the legacy of an old system. How do we embark on a... →
Enviro rights entail more than just the environment
By: Saliem Fakir 18th August 2017 It is important to review where we have come from over the past 20 years and how much has been achieved in that time. South Africa's Constitution... →
Decolonising the green economy
By: Saliem Fakir 4th August 2017 On June 13, a good agent provocateur, former National Planning Commission member Mike Muller, proposed in a panel discussion at a Trade and... →
Is science losing its authority? 
By: Saliem Fakir 16th June 2017 Scientists have, for a long time, been held in high esteem. Yet scientist struggle to effectively mediate evidenced-based outcomes in highly... →
New vision needed for conservation
By: Saliem Fakir 26th May 2017 A friend of mine, Mark Halle, argues that the world of conservation is going nowhere and that a new vision is needed to take it out of its... →
Political entrepreneurship in the energy sector
By: Saliem Fakir 5th May 2017 The expediency for rent-seeking that comes with large capital infrastructure projects is always lurking behind the scenes. The extent to which long... →
What can we tell of Eskom’s future from the Denton report?
By: Saliem Fakir 3rd March 2017 The debate on the independent power producer (IPP) programme can serve as a useful distraction, and power utility Eskom is exploiting it to the... →
Going beyond the Limits to Growth debate
By: Saliem Fakir 10th February 2017 The Limits to Growth (LTG) thesis was developed in the 1970s by a group of experts collectively called the Club of Rome. They used a computer (at... →
