Taking action on climate change [[electronic resource] ] : long term mitigation scenarios for South Africa / / by Harald Winkler

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910829585603321
• Autore: Winkler Harald
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Claremont, South Africa, : UCT Press, c2010
• ISBN: 1-77582-175-7; 1-920499-41-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (246 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.7387460968
• Soggetti: Climatic changes - South Africa; Greenhouse gas mitigation - South Africa; Greenhouse gas mitigation - Government policy - South Africa; Carbon dioxide mitigation - South Africa; Carbon dioxide mitigation - Government policy - South Africa
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acronyms, abbreviations and units; Acknowledgement; Chapter One: Introduction; Why a Long Term Mitigation Scenario process?; The story of LTMS; Reasons for action and concern; Chapter Two: Developing a model of GHG emissions; Methodology for modelling emissions; Energy modelling; Industrial process emissions; Non-energy emissions in waste, agriculture and land use; Costs of mitigation; Drivers of emissions and costs; Constraints; Chapter Three: The Gap: Where emissions are going and need to go; Growth without Constraints (GWC); Required by Science (RBS)The gap between Growth without Constraints and Required by Science; Chapter Four: Taking action on mitigation; Mitigation actions in the energy sector; Mitigation actions in the non-energy sectors; Mitigation actions: Economic instruments; Specifications of mitigation actions in summary; Chapter Five: Emission reductions and costs in summary; Summary of mitigation options and costs; The mitigation cost curve; Adding up costs as a share of GDP; Chapter Six: Strategic options for South Africa; Start Now; Scale Up; Use the Market; Reach for the Goal; Economy-wide implications of strategic optionsChapter Seven: Sensitivity analysis; Sensitivity to energy prices; Sensitivity to GDP; Sensitivity to discount rate; Chapter Eight: Conclusion: The challenge ahead; The gap; Next steps identified in the technical work; The national response to the LTMS; The LTMS impact internationally - going far fast; References; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is based on scenarios developed for the South African Department of Environment that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and form the basis for a national, long-term climate policy. The strategic options outlined in the book will enable South Africa to turn climate change mitigation into a pro-growth, pro-job and pro-development strategy for the future, and points the way for other developing countries.