The role of industrial policy in pursuing climate change mitigation objectives in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorMarquard, Andrewen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBurton, Jesseen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-27T13:52:20Z
dc.date.available2014-12-27T13:52:20Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 81-87).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis has drawn on Fine and Rustomjee's (1996) notion of the Minerals-Energy Complex (MEC) as a tool to analyse the relationship between industrial policy, energy use, and climate change mitigation policy in the South African context. The analysis finds that the South African economy has clearly developed in response to sets of industrial incentives offered both pre- and post-apartheid, which have structured the economy in such a way that electricity-intensive industry have come to dominate exports and investment in the country, but with very little positive effect on socio-economic development. This structure has a detrimental effect on possible mitigation actions; firstly because with the current development trajectory, it will be very challenging to meet mitigation targets as laid out in the country's Long-term Mitigation Scenarios (LTMS), and secondly because the mitigation wedges outlined in the LTMS will require significant shifts in the approaches, types and range of industrial policy measures that the country uses.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBurton, J. (2011). <i>The role of industrial policy in pursuing climate change mitigation objectives in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Energy Research Centre. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10175en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBurton, Jesse. <i>"The role of industrial policy in pursuing climate change mitigation objectives in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Energy Research Centre, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10175en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBurton, J. 2011. The role of industrial policy in pursuing climate change mitigation objectives in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Burton, Jesse AB - This thesis has drawn on Fine and Rustomjee's (1996) notion of the Minerals-Energy Complex (MEC) as a tool to analyse the relationship between industrial policy, energy use, and climate change mitigation policy in the South African context. The analysis finds that the South African economy has clearly developed in response to sets of industrial incentives offered both pre- and post-apartheid, which have structured the economy in such a way that electricity-intensive industry have come to dominate exports and investment in the country, but with very little positive effect on socio-economic development. This structure has a detrimental effect on possible mitigation actions; firstly because with the current development trajectory, it will be very challenging to meet mitigation targets as laid out in the country's Long-term Mitigation Scenarios (LTMS), and secondly because the mitigation wedges outlined in the LTMS will require significant shifts in the approaches, types and range of industrial policy measures that the country uses. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - The role of industrial policy in pursuing climate change mitigation objectives in South Africa TI - The role of industrial policy in pursuing climate change mitigation objectives in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10175 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10175
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBurton J. The role of industrial policy in pursuing climate change mitigation objectives in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Energy Research Centre, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10175en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentEnergy Research Centreen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnergy and Development Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleThe role of industrial policy in pursuing climate change mitigation objectives in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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