Transcript Gauteng Climate Change Forum - 12 Feb 16 - Flagship Projects

FLAGSHIPS PROJECTS
DISCUSSION
Gauteng Climate Change
Forum - 12 February 2016
CONTENTS
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Background
Criteria
Possible Flagship Projects
Prioritization/Scoring
BACKGROUND
• Flagship programmes are programmes designed to play a
transitional role in the shift to a more resilient and lower
carbon economy.
• In terms of National Climate Response Policy, a set of Nearterm Priority Flagship Programmes will be implemented as
an integral part of this policy, informed by several important
factors including the urgency of acting on mitigation and
adaptation responses as soon as possible.
• These programmes include both the scaling-up of existing
climate change initiatives and new initiatives that are ready
to come on-stream.
FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME CRITERIA
• Significant mitigation potential and/or potential to enhance
resilience
• Ambitious and transformative in design, scale and impact
• Realise significant social, economic and environmental
benefits
• Contribute to achieving existing commitments
• Utilise, demonstrate and/or test a set of policy
interventions, fiscal instruments and modes of
implementation
• Have Inter-linked components, developed and implemented
in coordinated way
• Capable of near-term implementation
• Provincial scale
PRIORITY AREAS
POSSIBLE FLAGSHIPS
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Alternative energy – Wonderbags (GDARD)
Waste to Energy (SALGA + municipalities)
Energy Efficiency (GPDID)
Ecologically Based Adaptation (GDARD)
Manufacturing and distribution of subsidized rainwater
harvesting tanks
6. Manufacturing and distribution of subsidized bicycles
(schools)
WONDERBAGS
• A non-electric portable slow cooker
• Continues to cook food that has been brought to the boil by
conventional methods for up to 8 hours without the use of
additional electricity or fuel
• The product can be found at various distributors across the
country (including Spar, Outdoor Warehouse and others)
WONDERBAGS - BENEFITS
WASTE TO ENERGY
• The process of treating waste using modern
combustion and biological technologies to recover
energy for the generation of electricity.
• SALGA and GIZ, a German Cooperation Agency, are
supporting municipalities in assessing their biogas
potential from the sludge.
• DED also involved in Waste to Energy Feasibility study
• South Africa has opted to reduce its dependency on
fossil fuels and promote renewable energies with the
target of 17.8 GW (gigawatt) by 2030.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
• A central focus of the GDID is on green and renewable
energy in response to the call in the National Development
Plan to reduce carbon emissions.
• Part of Gauteng’s Integrated Energy Strategy is the largescale roll out of roof top solar panels on government
buildings across the province. The cost of this project is
projected at R11.2 billion and it is anticipated that the
project will lead to the generation of 300MW of electricity.
• GDID is also exploring the possibility of extracting methane
gas from landfill sites for use in hospital facilities.
ECOSYSTEM BASED ADAPTATION
• The use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an
overall adaptation strategy to help people adapt to the
adverse effects of climate change.
• Many of the practices that can be considered EbA (e.g.,
agroforestry practices, soil and water conservation
practices, etc.) are already well known and have been
proven to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change.
• Financial and technical constraints limit a more widespread
adoption of these practices among smallholder farmers.
RAINWATER HARVESTING TANKS
• The South African Region is already a water scarce area
experiencing environmental and other threats to its limited
water resources.
• RWH can significantly supplement available water sources
for the low income housing group.
• Green retrofits were installed in 27 low cost houses in Cato
Manor and RWH tanks were installed to provide water in
times of droughts for irrigation and for domestic activities
such as laundry. As a job creation initiative, residents
received training on how to install RWH retrofits.
• Bothlabela village (in Alexandra), the housing development
comprises 520 units fitted with RWH systems (SHF, 2010).
• RWH tanks can be manufactured locally and sold at a
subsidized price.
SUBSIDIZED BICYCLES
• Mobility with zero emission should be prioritized
• Significant amount of learners walk long distances to school
in township areas
• Bicycle ownership in these areas is limited due to price
hence the need for subsidy
• Bicycles can be manufactured locally and sold at a
subsidized price to selected schools
• Massive local production of bicycles will contribute to job
creation
PRIORITIZATION
Project
Sustainabilit Costs/
y/ SDGs
Benefits
Wonderbags
Waste to Energy (SALGA +
municipalities)
Energy Efficiency (GPDID)
Ecologically based
Adaptation
Manufacturing and
distribution of subsidized
rainwater harvesting tanks
Manufacturing and
distribution of subsidized
bicycles (schools)
Weighting factors (1 low, 2 medium, 3 high)
Utilisation
Scale
Green
Jobs
Potential
TOTAL
SDGs
Thank You