CCXG Global Forum October 2018 Breakout Group C by Deborah Ramalope

1. What facilitates ambition – South Africa?
8 October 2018
Deborah Ramalope
dramalope@environment.gov.za

2. Drivers for enhancing and maintaining
mitigation ambition? (1)
National Policy direction:
• NDP – lower carbon economy (reduced dependency on fossil fuels;
decoupling of economic growth; sustainable consumption; reduction of
carbon emissions)
• CC Response Policy – SD as organizing principle – NB: prioritises
interventions with significant socio-economic benefits
• Draft CC Bill
Global developments
Science, development imperatives, investments
Political leadership

3. Drivers for enhancing and maintaining
mitigation ambition? (2)
Attractiveness of what can be implemented to reduce
GHG emissions:
• Mitigation potential in the sector
• Current and future cost competitiveness of mitigation
options
• Availability of mitigation technologies & risks linked
to mitigation options

4. Decision making?
ECONOMICS – economic
assessment of action
For SA, Socio-Economic!

5. Identified opportunities and challenges associated
with climate change mitigation
Opportunities – in the context of socio-economic impact
• Addressing the country’s triple challenge of poverty,
unemployment & inequality
Diversification of the energy mix
Electricity access to remote communities
Creation of new economic sectors/industries -
manufacturing of technology parts – promoting local
investment, ownership and participation in the
economy
Creating sustainable employment opportunities

6. Example of Opportunities created through the REIPPPP
39.7% 21.1%
social welfareeducation and skills
development
24.9%
enterprise development
4.3%
health care
10.0%
general administration
Performance data obtained from IPPPP Quarterly Report (April – June 2018)

7. Identified opportunities and challenges associated
with climate change mitigation
Challenges
• Structure of economy
• Fossil fuel legacy- decommission- impact on jobs, etc
• Policy gaps and misalignment
• Delays and stop start nature of some programmes-
impact on local industries
• Lack of legislation