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Energy, water and climate change in Southern Africa: what are the issues that need further investment and research?

Author: Prasad, Gisela ; Boulle, Michael ; Boyd, Anya ; Rahlao, Sebataolo ; Wlokas, Holle ; Yaholnitsky, Ivan Date: 2012 Regional climate change projections in Southern Africa, based on GCMs comparing 2080-2099 to 1980-1999, indicate that global warming will most likely lead to greater than the global annual mean temperatures for all seasons, 3.1°C for summer ... Read more c b
Informing international UNFCCC technology mechanisms from the ground up: Using biogas technology in South Africa as a case study to evaluate the usefulness of potential elements of an international technology agreement in the UNFCCC negotiations process

Author: Boyd, Anya Date: 2010 Transfer of low carbon technologies to developing countries is one approach for tackling rising global emissions. An international technology transfer mechanism has been proposed under the UNFCCC; however, it remains unclear how this international ... Read more
Low carbon development and poverty: exploring poverty alleviating mitigation action in developing countries

Author: Wlokas, Holle ; Rennkamp, Britta ; Torres, Marta ; Winkler, Harald ; Boyd, Anya ; Tyler, Emily ; Fedorsky, Catherine Date: 2012 Climate change and poverty mostly fall into the adaptation category in the current research literature and relevant policy-making. The strong connection between poverty and adaptation rests on the assumption that poor countries produce only ... Read more c b
MRV across multi-level governance: national, provincial and municipal institutions in South Africa

Author: Boyd, Anya Date: 2012 Local, provincial and national government all play an important role in the delivery of climate projects. Therefore they will also be critical in implementing the M&E framework as set out in the Climate Change White Paper (DEA, 2011) The White ... Read more
The potential carbon dioxide emissions reduction when energy service interventions are applied to the current subsidised housing demand

Author: Krog, Petrus Jacobus Date: 2016 This dissertation examines the role of subsidised housing in reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in South Africa. Climate change is an occurring event and is largely caused by human activities, such as the production of energy from fossil ... Read more
South African approaches to measuring, reporting and verifying: a scoping report

Author: Boyd, Anya ; Rennkamp, Britta ; Winkler, Harald ; Larmour, Richard ; Letete, Thapelo ; Rahlao, Sebataolo ; Trikam, Ajay Date: 2012 The South African government announced its intention to make emissions data reporting mandatory for emitters of more than a 0.1Mt of greenhouse gases per year in the 2011 National Climate Change Response White Paper. The government intends ... Read more
Stakeholder collaboration and learning during the concept design phase of an urban biogas project

Author: Melamu, Rethabile ; Boyd, Anya ; Wlokas, Holle L ; Roden, Brett C ; Austin, Greg ; von Blottnitz, Harro Date: 2010 Anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic matter to produce biogas is a waste management option for waste streams high in organic matter which are unsuitable for thermal treatment. In Africa, the implementation of this technology is slow compared ... Read more c b
Technological capability and transfer for achieving South Africa's development goals

Author: Rennkamp, Britta ; Boyd, Anya Date: 2013 Technological capability and technology transfer both play important roles in achieving low-carbon development targets and the concepts of both have appeared in national development and climate policy debates. Yet, they differ. Improving ... Read more
What does the current NAMA-space in South Africa look like? A TERI-NFA NAMA Country Report on South Africa

Author: Boyd, Anya ; Coetzee, Kim ; Boulle, Michael Date: 2014 Internationally South Africa is regarded as a leader in Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) development, but is this actually the case? Similarly to other countries, South Africa has yet to formally submit a NAMA to the United ... Read more