The challenge of transforming entire economies is enormous; even more so if a country is as fossil fuel based and emission intensive as South Africa. However, in an increasingly carbon constrained world and already now facing climate change impacts South Africa has to reduce greenhouse gas...

The carbon intensity of the South African economy is among the highest in the world: the amount of CO2 emitted per million international dollars generated reaches almost twice the world average. The first steps have been taken by the South African government to tackle the challenge of...