Biofuel policies in South Africa: a critical analysis

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dc.contributor.authorLetete, Thapelo
dc.contributor.authorvon Blottnitz, Harro
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T13:10:40Z
dc.date.available2016-02-08T13:10:40Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2016-02-03T12:26:58Z
dc.description.abstractIn 2007 the South African government released the country’s National Biofuels Industrial Strategy targeting a biofuels market penetration of 2% of liquid road transport fuels by 2013. Contrary to the international situation, the main driver for the development of a biofuels industry in South Africa is neither the economic threat of increasing oil prices nor mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, but the need to create a link between the country’s first and second economies. Specifically, the government hopes to stimulate economic development and to alleviate poverty through the promotion of farming in areas previously neglected by the apartheid system. Before the release of this strategy, commercial sugar producers and maize farmers represented the majority of the parties looking to drive the South African biofuels industry. But, two years after its release none of the ventures by these stakeholders have been able to take off, mainly due to the Strategy’s restrictions on the type and source of feedstock as well as on the type of farmers whose participation in the industry would be subsidised. This chapter presents a critical scientific-­based analysis of the implications and results of South Africa’s National Biofuels Industrial Strategy. Firstly an update is presented on the state of the biofuels industry in the country, highlighting the current production statistics and the major investment activities, and how these were affected by the release of the Strategy. Then the ambiguities in the Strategy are outlined and critically analysed with reference to the current state of the biofuels industry in the country. The chapter then concludes with the lessons to be learnt from the South African experience by those African countries which are yet to develop their respective biofuel policies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLetete, T., & von Blottnitz, H. (2012). <i>Biofuel policies in South Africa: A critical analysis</i>. Netherlands: Springer. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16904en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLetete, Thapelo, and Harro von Blottnitz. <i>Biofuel policies in South Africa: A critical analysis</i>. Netherlands: Springer. 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16904.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLetete, T., & von Blottnitz, H. (2012). Biofuel Policy in South Africa: A Critical Analysis. In Bioenergy for sustainable development in Africa (pp. 191-199). Springer Netherlands.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn978-94-007-2181-4en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Book AU - Letete, Thapelo AU - von Blottnitz, Harro AB - In 2007 the South African government released the country’s National Biofuels Industrial Strategy targeting a biofuels market penetration of 2% of liquid road transport fuels by 2013. Contrary to the international situation, the main driver for the development of a biofuels industry in South Africa is neither the economic threat of increasing oil prices nor mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, but the need to create a link between the country’s first and second economies. Specifically, the government hopes to stimulate economic development and to alleviate poverty through the promotion of farming in areas previously neglected by the apartheid system. Before the release of this strategy, commercial sugar producers and maize farmers represented the majority of the parties looking to drive the South African biofuels industry. But, two years after its release none of the ventures by these stakeholders have been able to take off, mainly due to the Strategy’s restrictions on the type and source of feedstock as well as on the type of farmers whose participation in the industry would be subsidised. This chapter presents a critical scientific-­based analysis of the implications and results of South Africa’s National Biofuels Industrial Strategy. Firstly an update is presented on the state of the biofuels industry in the country, highlighting the current production statistics and the major investment activities, and how these were affected by the release of the Strategy. Then the ambiguities in the Strategy are outlined and critically analysed with reference to the current state of the biofuels industry in the country. The chapter then concludes with the lessons to be learnt from the South African experience by those African countries which are yet to develop their respective biofuel policies. CY - Netherlands DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - biofuel policies KW - south africa LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PP - Netherlands PY - 2012 SM - 978-94-007-2181-4 T1 - Biofuel policies in South Africa: a critical analysis TI - Biofuel policies in South Africa: a critical analysis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16904 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16904
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLetete T, von Blottnitz H. Biofuel policies in South Africa: A critical analysis. Netherlands: Springer; 2012.http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16904en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringeren_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentEnergy Research Centreen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.publisher.locationNetherlandsen_ZA
dc.subjectbiofuel policiesen_ZA
dc.subjectsouth africaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSolar energy
dc.subject.otherGreenhouse gas mitigation
dc.subject.otherBiomass energy
dc.titleBiofuel policies in South Africa: a critical analysisen_ZA
dc.typeBooken_ZA
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