{"id":44925,"date":"2021-09-28T11:06:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T10:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=44925"},"modified":"2021-10-01T15:33:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:33:01","slug":"expert-advice-south-africa-cuts-2030-emissions-cap-third","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2021\/09\/28\/expert-advice-south-africa-cuts-2030-emissions-cap-third\/","title":{"rendered":"On expert advice, South Africa cuts its 2030 emissions cap by a third"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Africa&#8217;s biggest polluter has significantly strengthened its climate targets, in light of the latest science and falling renewable energy costs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coal-reliant South Africa has cut its emission cap for 2030 by nearly a third, from 614 million tonnes of Co2 equivalent to 420 Mt Co2e.<\/p>\n<p>The target was included in the country&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www4.unfccc.int\/sites\/ndcstaging\/PublishedDocuments\/South%20Africa%20First\/South%20Africa%20updated%20first%20NDC%20September%202021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">climate plan<\/a>, which was submitted to the UN on Monday after approval by the cabinet last week.<\/p>\n<p>The document says South Africa &#8220;has warmly welcomed&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2018\/10\/08\/37-things-need-know-1-5c-global-warming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">special report<\/a> by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on how to limit warming to 1.5C.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;South Africa considers the IPCC reports to be of the highest importance in guiding our actions,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>Campaigners told Climate Home News the target was a &#8220;step forward&#8221; and showed the value of official government climate advisory bodies like the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC).<\/p>\n<p>But they warned that the target was still not compatible with 1.5C of global warming.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangenews.com\/2021\/09\/24\/european-gas-shortages-prompt-calls-accelerate-clean-energy-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>European gas shortages<\/strong> prompt calls to accelerate clean energy transition<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The previous target of 398-614 MtCo2e was set in 2016. Since then, Cyril Ramaphosa has replaced Jacob Zuma as South Africa&#8217;s president, the cost of renewables has decreased rapidly and many nations have increased their climate ambition.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Ramaphosa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2021\/04\/06\/south-africa-sets-tighten-2030-emissions-target\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">government floated<\/a> a new target of 398-440 mt Co2e and launched a consultation. On the <a href=\"https:\/\/a9322a19-efe3-4459-9a6c-ab806fededa3.filesusr.com\/ugd\/1eb85a_896d0493b6284743b2ff3986b36be622.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advice of the PCC<\/a>, that was further tightened to 398-420 mt Co2e.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the PCC&#8217;s advice, the government set an interim 2025 target of 398-510 mt Co2 e, at least a slight decrease on 2018 levels.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-aD3Yx\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"South Africa's emissions targets\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/aD3Yx\/2\/\" height=\"274\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"table\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var a in e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][a]+\"px\"}}}))}();\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mandy Rambharos, PCC member and just transition manager at state-owned utility Eskom, said she was \"very encouraged\" by the new target, describing it as a \"step in the right direction\".<\/p>\n<p>Greenpeace Africa adviser and PCC member Happy Khambule told Climate Home News: \"I am pleased because it shows that independent, multi stakeholder forums are important in synthesising highly complex and charged issues.\"<\/p>\n<p>But, he said, the 420 mt target is only aligned with a 2C limit on global warming, rather than the 1.5C many climate vulnerable countries have called for.<\/p>\n<p>\"For South Africa, this shows progress but leadership is 288Mts in 2030,\" he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangenews.com\/2021\/09\/24\/merkels-legacy-robust-diplomat-surrendered-coal-cars-back-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Merkel\u2019s legacy<\/strong>: a robust diplomat who surrendered to coal and cars back home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Three other members of the PCC have said their colleagues' advice and the government's target do not go far enough.<\/p>\n<p>In a July letter <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangenews.com\/2021\/07\/06\/south-africas-climate-advisers-urge-faster-shift-away-fossil-fuels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published by Climate Home News<\/a>, three campaigners on the PCC called for a 354 mt Co2e target for 2030, a fossil fuel free electricity system by 2040 at the latest and no new fossil fuel projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe commission\u2019s range is still not sufficient,\u201d Melissa Fourie, one of the authors of the letter and the executive director of South Africa\u2019s Centre for Environmental Rights, told Climate Home in July.<\/p>\n<p>The PCC <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangenews.com\/2021\/01\/26\/south-african-campaigners-push-faster-coal-exit-presidential-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was formed<\/a> in January and made up of different interest groups including environmental campaigners, trade unionists and\u00a0business representatives.<\/p>\n<p>More than 90% of South Africa\u2019s energy is generated from coal, mainly mined and burned in the country\u2019s northeast by Eskom.<\/p>\n<p>These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.environment.gov.za\/mediarelease\/creecy_greenhouse-gas-inventory_report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high energy emissions<\/a> mean that South Africa's <a href=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/indicator\/EN.ATM.CO2E.PC?most_recent_value_desc=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">per capita CO2 emissions<\/a> are the highest in sub-Saharan Africa and greater than developed countries like France and the UK.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/share\/widget?end=2018&amp;indicators=EN.ATM.CO2E.PC&amp;locations=ZA-ZG&amp;most_recent_value_desc=true&amp;start=2018&amp;view=bar\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Eskom's ability to invest in renewable energy has been hampered by its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-08-31\/south-africa-s-eskom-reports-fourth-straight-loss-as-debt-eases#:~:text=After%20growing%20unabated%20for%20about,it%20remains%20unsustainable%20to%20service.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">colossal level of debt<\/a>. To get around this, it is looking to partner with investors.<\/p>\n<p>The utility is also struggling to make electricity supply more reliable and tackle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opml.co.uk\/blog\/south-africa-s-crippling-electricity-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">frequent blackouts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The coal industry employs many people so the climate plan emphasised the transition to clean energy must be fair to coal workers and their communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s biggest polluter has significantly strengthened its climate targets for this decade, as renewables increasingly out-compete coal 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