Earth, Wind and Fire

"For our emerging world countries, the challenge is to reinvent growth without pollution. We need green growth as much as we need growth that is affordable and equitable. Earth, Wind and Fire provides a rich insight into how South Africa is deal ing with these twin challenges and how it must look for new ways to the future. It is time we learnt from these." Dr Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, India

Marie Blanche Ting Has Nine Years Working Experience In Areas Related To Sustainable Development, Energy, Climate Change And Science Policy. Saliem Fakir Is The Head Of The Policy And Futures Unit At The World Wide Fund For Nature, South Africa. Manisha Gulati Is An Energy Economist With The World Wide Fund For Nature (Wwf) South Africa. Simone Haysom Is An Independent Researcher. Lynn Krieger Mytelka Is Former Director Of Unu-Intech, The Netherlands, And Director Of The Division On Investment, Technology And Enterprise Development, Unctad, Geneva. Dr Velaphi Msimang Is The Former Chief Director: Hydrogen And Energy Subprogram At The Department Of Science And Technology. Lyndall Mujakachi Has Experience In Policy Development, Environmental Management, Local Economic Development And Disaster Management And Has Worked In The Sadc Region. Edison Muzenda Is A Full Professor And Head Of The Chemical, Materials And Metallurgical Engineering Department At Botswana International University Of Science And Technology. Radhika Perrot Is a Senior Researcher In The Knowledge Economy And Scientific Advancement (Kesa) Faculty At The The Mapungubwe Institute For Strategic Reflection (Mistra) In Johannesburg, South Africa. T. J. Pilusa Holds A Ph.D. In Mechanical Engineering From The University Of Johannesburg. Louise Scholtz Has An Mba, An M.Phil. In Sustainable Development And Planning, And Is Manager In The Living Planet Unit At Wwf-Sa. Ogundiran Soumonni Is A Senior Lecturer In Innovation Studies At The Wits Business School In Johannesburg, And A South

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List of Abbreviations

Introduction

SECTION I Co-evolutionary Role of Governments, Civil Societies and Industries Chapter 1: The Trojan Horses of Global Environmental and Social Politics

— Radhika Perrot

Chapter 2: LTMS and Environmental and Energy Policy Planning

in South Africa: Betwixt Utopia and Dystopia

— Louise Scholtz, Manisha Gulati and Saliem Fakir

Chapter 3: Historical Review of the Relationship between Energy, Mining

and the South African Economy — Marie Blanche Ting

Chapter 4: Lost in Procurement: An Assessment of the

Development Impact of the Renewable Energy Procurement Programme

— Fumani Mthembi

SECTION II Transition to a Low-carbon Economy

Chapter 5: Making Transitions to Clean and Sustainable Energy in the South African Urban Transport Sector: Linkages to Growth and Inclusive Development — Lynn Krieger Mytelka

Chapter 6: ‘Green’ Policymaking and Implementation at City-level:

Lessons from Efforts to Promote Commuter Cycling in Johannesburg

— Simone Haysom

Chapter 7: The Energy and Water Nexus: The Case for an Integrated Approach for the Green Economy in South Africa — Manisha Gulati

Chapter 8: Waste Re-use: Oil Extraction From Waste Tyres and Improvement of the Waste Tyre Industry — T. J. Pilusa and Edison Muzenda

Chapter 9: Energy-efficient Low-income Housing Development

in South Africa: The Next Build Programme — Lyndall (Lynda) Mujakachi SECTION III Regional Integration: Exploring Optimal Energy Strategies Chapter 10: Off-grid Renewable Electrification as a Viable

and Complementary Power Planning Paradigm in Southern Africa:

A Quantitative Assessment — Ogundiran Soumonni

SECTION IV Summary of Policy Recommendations

Index: