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DEVELOPING THE NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE
POLICY
MASHUDU MUNDALAMO
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION SECTOR COORDINATION UNIT
012 310 3414
Presented at the RPMASA Workshop @ Midrand
19 August 2010
THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
• Climate change is defined as a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the atmosphere
• Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global mean sea level.
WG I: The physical science basis
Global mean Global mean temperaturetemperature
Global averageGlobal averagesea levelsea level
Northern Northern hemispherehemispheresnow cover snow cover
Warming of the climate system is unequivocalWarming of the climate system is unequivocal
Global mean temperatures are rising faster with time
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Warmest 12 years:1998,2005,2003,2002,2004,200
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$• Relative to the size of our population, emissions ‘per capita’ are
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use of energy
LTMS: Process and research
• LTMS is a Cabinet-mandated process for identifying scenarios for mitigation of climate change
• Robust and broadly supported results achieved through technical methodology and extensive stakeholder involvement
Two Scenarios presented by the SBT
frame the choices for South Africa
The Gap
Two Scenarios: Growth without Constraints and Required by
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THE GAP
Gap: difference between where emissions might go and where they need to go
(GWC – RBS, emissions in 2050)Gap is 1300 Mt CO2-eq in 2050
More than three times 2003 annual emissions
2050
Four Strategic Options
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Start Now
Use the MarketScale Up
Reach for the Goal
Start Now is a combination ofaggressive energy efficiency+27% nuclear and 27% renewable energy generationby 2050
Scale Up is a combination ofStart Now + extension of energy generation to50% nuclear and 50% renewable by 2050
Use the Market is as analternative instrument to Scale Up; it applies a carbon tax (starting from R100(slowing emissions growth); R250 (stabilising emissions) to R750 (absolute reductions 2040ff) plus incentives
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Industrial efficiency
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Passenger modal shift
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Improved vehicle efficiency
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Synfuels CCS 23 Mt
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Electric vehicles in GWC grid
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Escalating CO2 tax
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Subsidy for renewables
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Biofuel subsidy
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SWH subsidy
1. New technology2. Identify resources3. People-oriented measures4. Transition to a low carbon economy
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With the conclusion of the technical work, the LTMS moved into a “high-level” process.
LTMS way forward
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Theme 1: GHG emission reductions and limits (Cont.)
Peak
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PROGRESS TO DATE
• The 2009 Climate Change Policy Summit formally initiated the policy development process
• Relatively slow progress with limited sectoral inputs in 2009
• The 15th UNFCCC COP, Copenhagen
• 17 May 2010 National Climate Change Response Policy Development Round Table
THE MAY 2010 BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT (BID)
• 1 Purpose of the document• 2 Introduction• 3 South Africa’s Climate Record and Trends• 4 The International Climate Negotiations and South Africa’s
Expectations – 4.1 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC)– 4.2 Current status of negotiations– 4.3 Key issues under discussions/ negotiations– 4.4 Prognosis of what is achievable
• 5 The impact of climate change on South Africa and potential adaptive responses
– 5.1 Water - 5.1.1 Impacts; 5.1.2 Potential Adaptive Responses
– 5.2 Agriculture– 5.3 Forestry– 5.4 Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecosystems– 5.5 Oceans and Coasts– 5.6 Human Health– 5.7 Rural Livelihoods– 5.8 Urban Environments– 5.9 Risk Prevention, Disaster Management and Insurance– 5.10 Economic impact of adaptation– 5.11 Adaptation and Impacts Conclusion
• 6 Sectors Impacted by Responses to Climate Change – Response Measures and the South African Economy
– 6.1 The effect of response measures to climate change on South Africa’s economy and trade study
• 7 South Africa’s GHG emission profile• 8 The Energy Sector and Climate Change
– 8.1 Renewable Energy– 8.2 Energy Efficiency– 8.3 The Clean Development Mechanism
• 9 Land Use, Land Use Change, Forestry and Agriculture
• 10 Mitigation in the Industrial Sector
• 11 Transport
• 12 Economic Instruments and Measures to Address Climate Change
• 12.1 Climate relevant environmental taxes
• 12.2 Climate change and economic and fiscal instruments – the way forward
• 13 Science, Technology and Innovation
• 13.1 Carbon Capture and Storage
• 14 Building a National Consensus On South Africa’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Objectives
• 14.1 The LTMS
• 14.2 The Copenhagen Accord and South Africa’s Listing - 14.2.1 Methodology: Explaining the numbers in the Copenhagen listing; 14.2.2 List of NAMAs
• 14.3 Investments plans for NAMAs
• 15 Policy Considerations, Policy Debates and Potential Policy Approaches And Actions
• 15.1 Science and Climate Information
• 15.2 The International Climate Negotiations and The UNFCCC - 15.2.1 Implications of a climate change architecture on National Action
• 15.3 Climate Change Adaptation
• 15.4 Climate Change Mitigation
• 15.5 Climate Change Finance and the Use of Economic Instruments
• 15.6 Alignment of Government Policies and Actions
• 16 Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
• 11 References
Policy elementsBasic Background
Information
THE COMPILATION OF THE DRAFT GREEN PAPER
• Section 1 – Preamble: A 1-2 page encapsulation of the core climate change issues and, through this, the justification for a national policy
• Section 2 – The Objective: A succinct, clear and unambiguous description of the objective (desired outcome) of South Africa’s climate change response
WHY? – This section answers
the question “Why do we need a
climate change response policy?”
WHAT? – This section answers
the question “What is the desired
outcome of the policy?”
THE COMPILATION OF THE DRAFT GREEN PAPER (Cont.)
• Section 3 – Principles: A concise list of the key principles guiding the proposed responses to climate change
• Section 4 – Policy Directives: This is the meat of the policy which is divided into key impacted and/or affected (economic) sectors arranged in alphabetical order. The sectors are specifically chosen so as not to align with national department portfolios.
HOW? – These sections
answer the question “How do we achieve
the desired outcome of the
policy?”
THE COMPILATION OF THE DRAFT GREEN PAPER (Cont.)
• Section 4 – Policy Directives (Cont.): For each sector there is: – a brief (5 line) introductory paragraph describing the
sector’s climate change relevance; – (max) 5 concise bullet points on the sector’s impact on
CC (mitigation) and/or CC’s impact on the sector (adaptation) and/or broader socio-economic / socio-political CC implications for the sector including opportunities;
– text along the lines of “In response to these climate change challenges for the sector, South Africa will…”;
– no more than 5 (for now) numbered “directives”, i.e. dense, concise descriptions of what we will do as a nation in meeting “the objective”.
WHY? – The first 2 sub-sections answer
the question “Why is a climate change
response required for this sector?”
HOW? – The last 2 sub-sections answer the question “How is the sector going to respond to climate
change?”
THE COMPILATION OF THE DRAFT GREEN PAPER (Cont.)
• Section 4 – Policy Directives (Cont.): Sectors include:
• Agriculture
• Biodiversity (Terrestrial and Marine)
• Building and Construction
• Commercial Forestry
• Commercial and Retail
• Disaster Management
• Education
• Energy
• Financial
• Fisheries
• Health
• Human Settlements
• Manufacturing
• Mining and Mineral Resources
• Tourism
• Transport
• Waste
• Water
THE COMPILATION OF THE DRAFT GREEN PAPER (Cont.)
• Section 5 – Roles and Responsibilities: provides a brief overview of who should be doing what in respect of the “policy directives”.
• Section 6 – Institutional Framework for Coordination: provides a brief overview of the structures responsible for ensuring a coordinated, consistent, aligned, cohesive, coherent and integrated approach to our climate change response.
HOW? – This section
answers the question “How
do we coordinate and align sectoral responses?”
WHO? – This section
answers the question “Who does what?”
THE COMPILATION OF THE DRAFT GREEN PAPER (Cont.)
• Section 7 – Monitoring, Evaluation and Review: provides guidance on how progress in meeting the objective and implementing the directives will be measured, reported and verified and, from this, how the policy will be reviewed to ensure its continued relevance and efficacy.
HOW? – This section
answers the question “How do we measure progress and
efficacy?”TARGETS AND INDICATORS – This section
will also provide specific targets and/or indicators against which progress and efficacy
will be measured
A REMINDER – AREAS OF POLICY DIVERGENCE
• The nature of the country’s energy mix, the meaning of ‘cleaner energy’, the transparency of integrated energy planning and optimal institutional arrangements. In particular, our approach to coal based electricity, nuclear roll-out and the feasibility of renewable energy technologies to address base load demand were hotly debated.
• Transparency in the decision-making process was stressed by most participants, with several calling for an independent review of the Eskom new build programme in the light of climate change considerations.
These 2 “areas of
divergence” are being addressed
through DoE’s 2nd Integrated
Resource Plan for
Electricity (IRP2)
development process
A REMINDER – AREAS OF POLICY DIVERGENCE (Cont.)
• On economic instruments, most participants felt that taxes, emissions trading, incentives and subsidies could play a role. Some felt that a double dividend (both GHG emission reductions and socio-economic benefits) could be achieved by recycling the revenues of a carbon tax or auctioning allowances for domestic GHG emissions trading, while others cautioned about the potential impacts of increased taxes in the current financial context, as well as concerns about ear-marking of revenues. Some participants proposed a pilot phase for domestic emissions trading, which could be voluntary initially and develop into a mandatory cap-and-trade system.
This “area of divergence”
will be addressed
through Treasury’s, soon to be published, discussion
document on this subject
Forward to a sustainable
energy future
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR KIND ATTENTION
SETTING THE GHG EMISSION REDUCTION OBJECTIVES
• Building a National Consensus On South Africa’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Objectives
SOUTH AFRICA’S GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSION SCENARIOS AND REDUCTION OBJECTIVES
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July 2008 Policy Directions
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All “reduction” undertakings predicated on international finance and technology transfer