South Africa

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2023

Decarbonization in the balance: Assessing South Africa’s energy transition and the implementation of the Integrated Resource Plan
Climate Policy Implementation Check

2022

CLIMATE TRANSPARENCY REPORT 2022

COUNTRY PROFILE SOUTH AFRICA 2022

2021

CLIMATE TRANSPARENCY REPORT 2021

COUNTRY PROFILE SOUTH AFRICA 2020

NDC TRANSPARENCY CHECK SOUTH AFRICA

2020

CLIMATE TRANSPARENCY REPORT 2020

COUNTRY PROFILE SOUTH AFRICA 2020

A LOW-CARBON TRANSPORT FUTURE FOR SOUTH AFRICA: TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
March 2020, Policy Paper

2019

BROWN TO GREEN REPORT 2019

COUNTRY PROFILE SOUTH AFRICA 2019

AMBITION CALL FOR SOUTH AFRICA

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR A PARIS AGREEMENT-COMPATIBLE COAL TRANSITION IN SOUTH AFRICA
February 2019, Policy Paper

2018

BROWN TO GREEN REPORT 2018

COUNTRY PROFILE SOUTH AFRICA 2018

2017

BROWN TO GREEN REPORT 2017

COUNTRY PROFILE SOUTH AFRICA 2017

2016

BROWN TO GREEN REPORT 2016

COUNTRY PROFILE SOUTH AFRICA 2016

Event in South Africa: Launch of the Climate Transparency Report 2021

On 20 October 2021, The Energy Systems Research Group (ESRG) at the University of Cape Town, South African Partner of Climate Transparency, organised the...

Event: Launch of the Climate Transparency Report 2020 in South Africa

The Energy Systems Research Group (ESRG) at the University of Cape Town, the South African Partner of Climate Transparency, organised a national online launch...

Event: Transforming transport in South Africa

The Energy Systems Research Group of the University of Cape Town, the South African Partner of Climate Transparency, organised a symposium on the future...

Event: Launch of the Brown to Green Report 2019 in South...

The Energy Systems Research Group (ESRG) at the University of Cape Town, previously part of the Energy Research Centre, and the Embassy of France...

Press release on the occasion of the launch of Climate Transparency Report 2022:

Language: English

Press release on the occasion of the launch of Climate Transparency Report 2021:

Language: English

Selected newspaper articles in South Africa in 2021:

Press release on the occasion of the launch of Climate Transparency Report 2020:

Language: English

Selected newspaper articles in South Africa in 2020:

Press release on the occasion of the launch of Brown to Green Report 2019:

Language: English

Selected newspaper articles in South Africa in 2019:

Press release on the occasion of the launch of Brown to Green Report 2018:

Language: English

Selected newspaper articles in South Africa in 2018:

Brown to green: the G20 transition towards a low-carbon economy, Polity.org.za, 15 November 2018

SA energy the dirtiest in the G20, report says, Bizcommunity.com, 16 November 2018

SA fiddles while the world burns, Mail & Guardian, 21 November 2018

Press release on the occasion of the launch of Brown to Green Report 2017:

Language: English

Selected newspaper articles in South Africa in 2017: