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CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
PROCESS, CONSULTATIVE
STRUCTURES AND KEY POLICY
ISSUES
PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON
WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
01 September 2010
THE CLIMATE POLICY
PROCESS
• Policy process launched with Policy Discussion
Document and Roundtable on Climate Policy held in
May 2010.
• Consultation with stakeholder groupings on basis of
Discussion Document.
• Internal governmental consultation through IGCCC and
inputs into draft Green Paper by sector departments
• Draft Green Paper formulated.
• Draws heavily on inputs received and also on
information from 2nd National Communication – update of
climate science and status quo in relation to climate
issues
KEY POLICY FOCUS AREAS
• Adaptation: Water, health and agriculture defined as
absolutely key areas for interventions. Emerging
approach is that sound sustainable development is
climate friendly development.
• Strong emphasis on interventions that focus on poor,
vulnerable and women. Also focus on scaling up of
programmes that achieve both poverty eradication, job
creation and climate objectives. Eg Work for Water,
Working for Wetlands etc
• Issue of information and empowering municipalities and
provinces as well as civil society through this is key
theme
KEY POLICY FOCUS AREAS
CONT…
• Mitigation – Discussion on both LTMS peak, plateau and
decline trajectory and Copenhagen commitment and
how to take these forward
• Nature of country’s energy mix into the future and
opportunities and challenges in a low carbon transition.
• Issue of impacts of measures taken by developed
country to mitigate their emissions and implications for
South Africa including on trade
• Need for alignment between climate policy and energy
plans
• Financing and means to mobilise both national and
international finance to support expanded action,
SA Deviation from Business As
Usual
• Commitment to reduce emissions by 34% by 2020 and
42% by 2025, conditional on international deal with
enabling framework and provision of finance, technology
and capacity building.
• Above figures calculated on basis of Long Term
Mitigation Scenarios (LTMS), Integrated Resource Plan
for Electricity Sector (IRP) of Dec 2009 and activities in
the Clean Technology Fund Investment Portfolio
• Presumes that with conditionalities met + that all actions
can be achieved
• Need to ensure alignment and integration with other
processes such as IPAP, IRP as well as with climate
policy process
Potential South African NAMAs
• Focused on the following sectors
– Land use change
– Agriculture
– Waste
– Industrial process and efficiency
– Transport (public and liquid fuels)
– Electricity supply and efficiency
– Building efficiency
CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATIVE
GOVERNANCE AND STAKEHOLDER
CONSULTATION MECHANISMS
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
— In order to operationalise cooperative governance in the area
of climate change, the Intergovernmental Committee on
Climate Change (IGCCC) has been established to foster the
exchange of information, consultation, agreement, assistance
and support among the spheres of government with respect to
climate change and government’s response to climate
change.
— The IGCCC is constituted of representatives from National
and Provincial Government Departments at Senior
Management Level
The Intergovernmental Committee on
Climate Change (IGCCC)
―The IGCCC was re-established in July 2008 to specifically facilitate
coordination, cooperation and alignment between all climate change
affected government departments.
―The IGCCC meets, at least, quarterly and is the principle technical
structure driving the development of the integrated National Climate
Change Response Policy.
―Furthermore, the IGCCC is the recognized “delivery forum” for the
climate change outputs required for the delivery of Presidential Output
10.
Composition of IGCCC
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The IGCCC is constituted to consist of at least two, and at most five representatives from each of
the government departments:
National Departments
o Department of Environmental Affairs
o Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
o Department of Energy
o Department of Health
o Department of Human Settlements
o Department of International Relations and Cooperation,
o Department of Trade and Industry,
o Department of Housing,
o Department of Transport,
o Department of National Treasury
o Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
o Department of Science and Technology
o Department of Social Development
o Department of Water Affairs
Provincial Environment Government Departments
Composition of the National Climate
Change Committee (NCCC)
The composition of the NCCC is designed to provide representation
from the main stakeholder groups involved in climate change issues
across South African society.
It is an open forum and its composition changes over time as its
focus changes
It is constituted to consist of at least two (and at most five)
representatives from each of the following stakeholder groups:
Composition of the National Climate
Change Committee (NCCC) contd.
STAKEHOLDER
GROUP
BUSINESS AND
INDUSTRY
STAKEHOLDER LIST
Business Unity South Africa (BUSA)
Anglo Gold Ashanti
ESKOM
SASOL
Hernic Ferrochrome
Chamber of Mines
Chemical and Allied Industries Association (CAIA)
Paper Manufactures of South Africa (PAMSA)
South African Petrolium Industry Association (SAPIA)
Palmer Development Group (PDG)
PricewaterhouseCoopers
PETROSA
Delloite & Touché
Composition of the National Climate
Change Committee (NCCC) contd.
STAKEHOLDER GROUP
NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS
STAKEHOLDER LIST
Department of Environmental Affairs
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Department of Energy
Department of Health
Department of Human Settlements
Department of International Relations and Cooperation,
Department of Trade and Industry,
Department of Housing,
Department of Transport,
Department of National Treasury
Department of Public Enterprises
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Social Development
Department of Water Affairs
Composition of the National Climate
Change Committee (NCCC) contd.
STAKEHOLDER GROUP
STAKEHOLDER LIST
PROVINCIAL
ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENTS
Gauteng
Northern Cape
KZN
Western Cape
Mpumalanga
Free State
Eastern Cape
Limpopo
North West
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
South African Local Government Association (SALGA)
City of Cape Town
City of Johannesburg
Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Mangaung Municipality
Buffalo City Municipality
Composition of the National Climate
Change Committee (NCCC) contd.
STAKEHOLDER GROUP STAKEHOLDER LIST
DEA PUBLIC ENTITIES South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI)
South African Weather Services (SAWS)
NON-GOVERNMENTAL Climate Justice Network (CJN)
AND COMMUNITY
Climate Change Adaptation Network (SACN)
BASED
Earth life
ORGANIZATIONS
South African Climate Action Network (SACAN)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Climate Action Partnership (CAP)
Birdlife South Africa
Southern African Faith Communities' Environment
Institute (SAFCEI)
Composition of the National Climate
Change Committee (NCCC) contd.
STAKEHOLDER GROUP STAKEHOLDER LIST
DEA PUBLIC ENTITIES South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI)
South African Weather Services (SAWS)
NON-GOVERNMENTAL Climate Justice Network (CJN)
AND COMMUNITY
Climate Change Adaptation Network (SACN)
BASED
Earth life
ORGANIZATIONS
South African Climate Action Network (SACAN)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Climate Action Partnership (CAP)
Birdlife South Africa
Southern African Faith Communities' Environment
Institute (SAFCEI)
• ANNEXURE 1
POTENTIAL ROLES OF GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS IN CLIMATE CHANGE
WORK
National department
Arts & Culture
Agriculture
Communication
Education
Sector issues and areas of work for development of the National
Climate Change Response Policy
Raising public awareness on climate change impacts, vulnerability,
adaptation and mitigation responses, using the creative arts
the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector
and the adaptation of agriculture to manage and/or minimise the impacts
of climate change
the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, including through Information
and Communication Technology and infrastructure
formal and informal education on the mitigation of greenhouse gas
emissions and adaptation to the impacts of climate change, including
through the integration of climate change issues into the school
curriculum.
Environmental Affairs &
Tourism
the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the waste and tourism
sector, the adaptation of the marine and terrestrial bio-diversity
conservation and tourism sectors to manage and/or minimise the impacts
of climate change, be the custodian of the GHG information management
system and development of the country’s international negotiation
positions
Foreign Affairs
manage ’s bi-lateral, tri-lateral and multi-lateral engagements around
climate change and the alignment of foreign policy positions
Health
the adaptation of the health sector to manage and/or minimise the impacts
of climate change
the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the housing sector,
including through energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives and
the adaptation of housing to manage and/or minimise the impacts of
climate change, including through the establishment of green building
standards
Housing
SECTOR ISSUES CONTINUED
Labour
•The building of skills to create green jobs as part of an expanded public works
programme on energy efficiency and renewable energy and assist workers in
minimising the impacts of climate change
Land
the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from changes in land use and the
adaptation of land use to manage and / or minimise the impacts of climate change
Minerals & Energy
the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the minerals and energy sector,
including mandatory energy efficiency standards, the scaling up of renewable energy,
the development of carbon capture and storage and cleaner coal technologies, while
ensuring energy access for the poor, fast-tracking the roll-out and scaling up of
Working for Energy, integrating climate change issues into integrated energy
planning and the adaptation of mining and energy to manage and/or minimise the
impacts of climate change
National Treasury
Coherent approach to domestic and international funding for mitigation and
adaptation, including the use of economic instruments to drive and/or encourage the
mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to manage and/or minimise
the impacts of climate change
Public Enterprises
the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from public enterprises and the
adaptation of public enterprises to manage and/or minimise the impacts of climate
change
SECTOR ISSUES CONTINUED
Provincial and Local Government
National disaster management and the use of the development planning
regime to guide the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to
manage and/or minimise the impacts of climate change, including the climateproofing of infrastructural development
Public Works
the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from public infrastructure, including
taking the lead on energy efficient buildings and procurement processes, and
the adaptation of public infrastructure to manage and/or minimise the impacts
of climate change
Science & Technology
research and development in respect of the mitigation of greenhouse gas
emissions and the adaptation to manage and/or minimise the impacts of
climate change, the innovative technologies and systems need for both, as well
as continuing to enhance research and systematic observation systems
Social Development
the adaptation of social services to manage and/or minimise the impacts of
climate change
Trade & Industry
the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the commerce and industry
sectors and the adaptation of commerce and industry sectors to manage and/or
minimise the impacts of climate change, in the process of strengthening the
National Industrial Policy Framework and Action Plan that makes provision for
a transition to a low-carbon economy and builds South Africa’s competitiveness
around low-carbon sectors
Transport
the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector, including
public transport systems, stringent and escalating fuel efficiency standards and
the aggressive promotion of hybrids and electric vehicles and the adaptation of
transport infrastructure to manage and/or minimise the impacts of climate
change
Water Affairs & Forestry
the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the water and forestry
sectors, including through demand-side management and efficiency, and the
adaptation of water and forestry to manage and/or minimise the impacts of
climate change, while ensuring the ecological reserve is maintained
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