The role of International sustainable development law principles in enabling effective renewable energy policy – a South African perspective.

Barnard, Michelle

doi:10.4314/pelj.v15i2.8

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“…The said strategies include three major technological changes namely "energy savings on the demand side, efficiency improvements in the energy production and replacement of fossil fuels by various sources of renewable energy". Barnard (2012) suggests that the implementation of renewable energy needs to be effectively regulated in line with formulation and policy geared towards sustainable development. The perception of renewable energy as a solution to the challenges of sustainable development is rooted in the fact that the usage of renewable energy sources will curtail the dangers posed to future generations by climate change and irreplaceable depletion of fossil fuels arising from the present over-reliance on non-renewable energy.…”

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Assessing the intersections between renewable energy, sustainable development and the challenges of environmental justice in Nigeria

Adeojo

Osinibi

2016

IER

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One of the greatest challenges besetting Nigeria is the excessive dependence on fossil fuels for energy and economic sustenance. The non-renewable nature of fossil fuels and the degradation it wreaks on the environment has raised doubts about the attainment of sustainable development in Nigeria unless there is a move towards renewable energy. This is imperative due to the advent of hydraulic fracturing in the USA, the instability in the global oil market, the inevitable depletion of fossil fuels and the recent COP-21 agreement. This paper thus examines the prospects of sustainable development in Nigeria in view of the government's over-dependence on fossil fuels as well as the implications of such over-dependence on environmental sustainability and the attainment of environmental justice in Nigeria. The paper further argues for a shift towards the stable utilisation of renewable energy to avoid further damage to the environment caused by reliance on conventional energy sources.

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Section: Sustainable Developmentmentioning

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Assessing the intersections between renewable energy, sustainable development and the challenges of environmental justice in Nigeria

Adeojo

Osinibi

2016

IER

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Climate Change Mitigation At City Level Through The Lens Of South Africa's Regulatory Framework For Bioenergy

Bezuidenhout¹

2023

PER

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Climate change is one of the most significant challenges of the 21st century. To combat climate change the international community has agreed to keep the average temperature increase well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. Despite this consideration, the latest scientific evidence suggests that the planet has already warmed by 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels. The slow reaction by national governments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions has prompted cities to take ownership of climate change mitigation action and drive global intervention from the sub-national level. These urban areas are home to more than half of the world's population and have immense energy requirements, and typically rely heavily on fossil fuels to meet this demand. Therefore, a shift to city level climate governance is significant as cities are both the victims and the culprits of climate change. Should cities supplant fossil fuels with renewable energy initiatives in meeting their energy demands, this would provide a significant boost to climate change mitigation efforts. Bioenergy as a form of renewable energy can potentially contribute to the energy mix in cities through biomass exploitation while simultaneously addressing climate change mitigation efforts. This article focusses on the role of bioenergy in the energy discourse in cities and the potential of law and policy to contribute to developing these biomass-based systems. The article provides insight into the South African bioenergy regulatory framework from an energy and climate change perspective and offers an account of what bioenergy can contribute to cities when considering the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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The role of International sustainable development law principles in enabling effective renewable energy policy – a South African perspective.

Cited by 2 publications

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Assessing the intersections between renewable energy, sustainable development and the challenges of environmental justice in Nigeria

Assessing the intersections between renewable energy, sustainable development and the challenges of environmental justice in Nigeria

Climate Change Mitigation At City Level Through The Lens Of South Africa's Regulatory Framework For Bioenergy

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