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A complex transdisciplinary exploration of South African climate mitigation policy

Author: Tyler, Emily Date: 2019 The research journey reflected in this thesis emerged from fifteen years of practice of (predominantly South African) climate mitigation policy from 2001 - 2016; from a dissatisfaction with the pace and depth of progress, and a realisation ... Read more
Aligning South African energy and climate change mitigation policy

Author: Tyler, Emily Date: 2009 This paper considers the alignment of energy policy in South Africa with the Cabinet’s mitigation vision of a ‘peak, plateau and decline’ greenhouse gas emissions trajectory to 2050. First, the term ‘policy’ is defined as having a number of ... Read more
Comparative analysis of five case studies: Commonalities and differences in approaches to mitigation actions in five developing countries

Author: Garibaldi, Jose Alberto ; Winkler, Harald ; La Rovere, Emilio Le`bre ; Cadena, Angela ; Palma, Rodrigo ; Sanhueza, Jose´ Eduardo ; Tyler, Emily ; Torres Gunfaus, Marta Date: 2014 In light of the ongoing international discussions about the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action concept, this study takes instead a more ‘bottom-up’ approach through a comparative analysis of five studies of mitigation actions (MAs) in ... Read more
Costing a 2020 target of 15% renewable electricity for South Africa - Final Draft

Author: Marquard, Andrew ; Merven, Bruno ; Tyler, Emily ; Hagemann, Kilian Date: 2008 This study explores the implications of a renewable energy target, with South Africa setting and achieving 15% of electricity generated from renewables by 2020 We report the effects of 15% renewable electricity on the total cost of electricity ... Read more c b
Economics of climate change: context and concepts related to mitigation

Author: Winkler, Harald ; Marquard, Andrew ; Tyler, Emily ; Visser, Martine ; Brick, Kerri Date: 2009 Climate change is increasingly seen as not only an environmental issue, but a deeply economic one. ‘Climate change presents a unique challenge for economics: it is the greatest and widest ranging market failure ever seen’ (Stern Review 2006). ... Read more c b
Emissions trading as a policy option for greenhouse gas mitigation in South Africa

Author: Tyler, Emily ; du Toit, Michelle ; Dunn, Zelda Date: 2009 An emissions trading scheme (ETS) is based on the allocation of allowances to emit pollutants, which in the case of climate change are greenhouse gases. Allowances are allocated to a defined set of emitters, who are required to hold sufficient ... Read more c b
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
The use of the real options approach in valuing the impact of climate change on the pulp and paper industry in South Africa : a case study of Sappi

Author: Tyler, Emily Date: 2007 An emerging valuation technique, real options analysis, has been found to provide insight on value in situations of high uncertainty. Based on financial options theory, it values options relating to real assets. For example, if a company has ... Read more
White certificates and white certificate trading schemes as greenhouse gas mitigation policy options for South Africa

Author: Tyler, Emily ; Dunn, Zelda ; du Toit, Michelle Date: 2009 A white certificate, which is also referred to as an Energy Saving Certificate (ESC), or an Energy Efficiency Credit (EEC), is an instrument awarded by an authorisation body to guarantee that a specific amount of energy savings has been ... Read more c b