The annual greenhouse gas emission reductions were estimated at 96. South africa s ghg emissions are among the highest in the world, and its absolute carbon dioxide emissions rank among the top 20 countries, with emissions per capita in the region of 10 metric tons per annum. Zambias climate is tropical but varies according to elevation and latitude. The estimation of base temperature for heating and cooling. The estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from south african. This was clearly significant in the context of south africas emissions. Overview ghg inventory and the national climate change response policy. Andrew marquard, senior researcher in the energy research centre, discusses south africas progress in addressing climate change. The contribution of lowcarbon cities to south africas.
Transport sector greenhouse gas inventory for south africa for the base year 2009 mphethe tongwane student no. Thus, as described below, data sources cover co 2 emissions from energy, cement manufacture, and landuse changes as well as from non co 2 gases. Subaru navigation system owners manual pdf download. South africa has no legislation requiring a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Strong release of methane on mars in northern summer 2003.
This infrastructure is of type gas power plant with a design capacity of 100 mwe. The vast majority of south africa s co 2emissions about. The latter increases, though relatively modest up to 9% between 1979 and 2001, have caused substantial geographical alteration in the distribution of indices across south africa. In south africa satellite map of capricorn district municipality. Third national communication of south africa to the unfccc which was. Of this, 60% of energy emissions were due to electricity and. National ghg inventory and tracking ghg emissions session 21. The estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from south. Aug 04, 2011 south africa opens bidding for green energy projects a woman hangs her laundry in the township of demat in june 2011, some 57 kms south of durban, where south africas power company eskom. The altitude is 429 m above sea level, average annual temperature of. The expert evaluation of south africas climate policy performance remains relatively. Market intelligence report greening south african buildings 2014. Aonla gas power plant india is located at anola, 28 km south west of bareilly, uttar pradesh, india. This is the first attempt by south africa to understand greenhouse gas emissions in south africa.
Enteric methane output from selected herds of beef cattle. Transport sector greenhouse gas inventory for south africa. Likewise, the intensity of the carbon dioxide emissions emissions per kilogram of crop was minimal with doses of fertilizer between 100 and 150 kilograms per hectare. Landcover mapping for greenhouse gas emissions inventory in africa this project enables participating african nations to produce historic maps that quantify land cover and land use in support of producing greenhouse gas emissions inventories. Emissions of greenhouse gases and other airborne pollutants. A global dataset of co 2 emissions and ancillary data. The operational msg seviri fire radiative power products generated at the landsaf martin wooster, gareth roberts, weidong xu, patrick freeborn.
Lamarque et al 18502000 gridded anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions longterm change in the northern midlatitudes surface and midtroposphere ozone is not quite as rapid as observed. South africas national greenhouse gas inventory remains one of the most progressive national emissions. Kithinji, maria emilia rezende, 4 tulio jardim raad, s junfeng zhang, 26 and chengwei fan abstract. Under the convention, these special areas are provided with a higher level of protection than other areas of the sea. Today, many countries are planning to ban gas cars completely in the coming decades. The operational msg seviri fire radiative power products. Transport of biomass burning emissions from southern africa. The role of such instruments to address climate change and support sustainable development has gained increased prominence in recent years. Airborne emissions from charcoalmaking kilns commonly used in kenya and. Paper 2010 for south africa recommends the use of marketbased instruments, specifically carbon taxes, to induce behavioural changes that contribute to lower ghg emissions. Forests and woodlands cover about 535,000 km2, or about 66% of the total national land area. Andrew marquard, senior researcher in the energy research centre, discusses south africa s progress in addressing climate change. Emissions of greenhouse gases and other airborne pollutants from charcoal making in kenya and brazil david m.
Sep 12, 2014 sa in the green when it comes to its environmental goals. Other greenhouse gas emissions are byproduct emissions of hydrofluorocarbons. South africa emitted 464 million metric tons mtco2e in 2012, with the energy sector contributing 84 percent to overall emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions grew 44 percent from 1990 2012, with the energy sector increasing emissions. Greenhouse gases linked to african rainfall sciencedaily. South africas emissions have gradually increased over recent decades, and. Landcover mapping for greenhouse gas emissions inventory in. A lot of the data on yr is free to use in applications and services. Greenhouse gas inventory south africa i preface this report is the result of work commissioned by the department of environmental affairs and tourism deat to develop the 2000 national inventory of greenhouse gases. The physical effects on the climate can be opposite in direction to the greenhouse gas effects, and can materially alter the net.
Greenhouse gas emissions grew 44 percent from 1990 2012, with the energy sector increasing emissions by 127 mtco2e in the same time period. The legislation is a culmination of a fiveyear discussion on how best to curb south africas ghg emissions. Greenhouse gas emission reporting regulations the first of their kind in sa. Since 1994, south africa has witnessed a wave of migration from the countryside to the cities as residents search for better employment opportunities. The altitude is 429 m above sea level, average annual temperature of 18. South africas intended nationally determined contribution indc defines its greenhouse gas mitigation target according to its peak, plateau and decline ppd emissions trajectory.
South african cities have historically developed along sprawling, lowdensity suburban lines. The multifaceted plan to correct this includes spending a projected r343 billion over five years to fund a new generation of power stations. Greening south african buildings 5 in south africa, there have been several largescale property developments within the green building sector. For a given country, as many as five ghg data sources may be used including. South africa is the worlds 14th largest emitter of greenhouse gases ghgs. Manmade greenhouse gas emissions can be divided into those that arise from the combustion of fuels to produce energy, and those generated by other processes.
Using data effectively to track the transition to a low carbon south africa. Nitrogen trifluoride is produced by industrial gas and chemical companies. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Dec 04, 2014 greenhouse gases linked to past african rainfall december 04, 2014 boulder new research demonstrates for the first time that an increase in greenhouse gas concentrations thousands of years ago was a key factor in causing substantially more rainfall in two major regions of africa. It is recognized by the kyoto protocol as a greenhouse gas that contributes to global climate change. Other greenhouse gas emissions are byproduct emissions. South africa is undoubtedly moving to some form of carbon pricing regime.
Hobbs, and qing liang department of atmospheric sciences, university of washington, seattle. The estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from south african coal mines methodology the measurement technique was adapted from that developed and tested by carras et al. In the 2009 copenhagen climate change conference, south africa committed to reducing its ghg emissions by 34% below its current levels see below by 2020 and 42% below current levels by 2025. Nov 25, 2008 25 november 2008, romeaccra although africa contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas ghg emissions from sources other than fossil fuels, it could be absorbing more carbon from the atmosphere than it puts back in, according to carboafrica, an international research project of 15 institutions from africa and europe that includes fao. The national government of the republic of south africa defines the green economy in line with the united nations environment programme unep as. Historical 18502000 gridded anthropogenic and biomass. South africa s greenhouse gas emissions are high for a developing country, but we are slowly beginning to address this.
Carbon dioxide emissions from power plants rated worldwide. According to this plan, emissions will peak between 2020 and 2025, plateau for approximately a decade, then decline in absolute terms, ranging between 398 and 614 mtco2e between 2025 and 2030. South africa has no legislation requiring a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions currently, but plans are in place to look into the matter. Stuart piketh a research project submitted to the faculty of science, university of witwatersrand, in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of masters of science in environmental sciences. Nigeria cait historic explore historic greenhouse gas. Causes of global warming environment news south africa. Latitude and longitude of capricorn district municipality.
View and download subaru navigation system owners manual online. National greenhouse gas ghg inventory for south africa. The recognition that baseload generation will be critical to support a fasturbanising continent for decades to come also underpins the more rational arguments for building new nuclear plants in south africa and a growing number of. We present a global dataset of anthropogenic carbon dioxide co 2 emissions for 343 cities. An energybased greenhouse gas ghg emissions inventory for south africa for various years is presented, but most notably an estimate for 2008, in terms of industrial sectors using the energy balances of south africa.
We use a mixed methodology that is innovative in some of its elements. Scientists may have solved a longstanding enigma known as the african humid period. Greenhouse gas inventory south africa i preface this report is the result of work commissioned by the department of environmental affairs and tourism deat to develop the 2000 national inventory of greenhouse gases ghgs for. Sas take on greenhouse gas emissions commercial, news. South africa, a nonannex 1 developing country, is ranked among the top 20 countries measured by absolute carbon dioxide co 2 emissions. If you develop programs, applications or other services with data from yr, we encourage you to share it with other users. Who is the the main offenders in terms of greenhouse gas. Achieving a low carbon emission profile in south africa is essentially in the.
Global forest resource assessment for south africa. Subaru 2015 impreza, xv crosstrek and xv crosstrek hybrid navigation system. Nov 27, 2012 south africas strong economic growth, rapid industrialisation and a mass electrification programme led, by early 2008, to demand for power outstripping supply. However, it was recognized that it would be challenging to truly quantify the emissions, because the wastes subject to spontaneous combustion. The district is named after the tropic of capricorn which runs through it. It provides emission of gases and particles at a 0. Jul 31, 2015 the draft greenhouse gas emission reporting regulations envisage the creation of a single national system for the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. In spite of the great relevance of africa as an agricultural country and the vulnerability of its agroecosystem due to the climate change, very little is known about greenhouse gases emissions. Firstly, we forecast ghg emissions indirectly, by first obtaining forecasts of a. Geographical and temporal trends in southern african clear. Khazzan is bps sixth and largest major project startup for 2017.
Sa in the green when it comes to its environmental goals. Apr 11, 2017 africa s largest economy, nigeria has extended its lockdown by two weeks in lagos, abuja and ogun states after being in draft format for nearly two years, the national greenhouse gas reporting. The project is expected to develop circa seven trillion standard cubic feet of gas and deliver plateau production of one billion standard cubic feet of gas per day and 25,000 barrels per day of gas. Greenhouse gas ghg emissions by sector according to the world resources institute climate analysis indicator tool wri cait, south africa s ghg profile is dominated by emissions from the energy sector, which accounted for 84% of south africa s total emissions in 2012. South africa opens bidding for green energy projects. Though nigeria other greenhouse gas emissions fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 1993 2012 period ending at 92,587.
South africa is both vulnerable to climate change impacts and a ma jor greenhouse gas emitter due to its dependency on coal for energy and the highemissions. Carbon dioxide emissions of 50,000 power plants worldwide, the globes most concentrated source of greenhouse gases, have been compiled into a massive new data base, called. Jan 30, 2017 in spite of the great relevance of africa as an agricultural country and the vulnerability of its agroecosystem due to the climate change, very little is known about greenhouse gases emissions in. The estimation of base temperature for heating and cooling degreedays for south korea kyoungmi lee,heejeong baek, and chunho cho national institute of meteorological research, korea meteorological administration, seoul, south. It has an atmospheric life of between 550 and 740 years. Yr weather forecast for engcobo, eastern cape south africa. The dataset builds upon data from cdp 187 cities, few in developing countries, the bonn.
Gps coordinates of capricorn district municipality, south. Durban the volume of south africas climatewarming gases has surged by nearly 25 percent over the past 10 years, despite. Some guesstimates of the rate of combustion of old mine workings suggested over 1 mt of co2 per annum. South africa low carbon scenario report energy research centre. It is operated by indian farmers fertiliser cooperative ltd. South africa has no legislation requiring a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions currently, but plans are in. Sas take on greenhouse gas emissions commercial, news sas take on greenhouse gas emissions. However, a recently released draft electricity plan proposes a significant. South africa makes a significant contribution to the worlds greenhouse gases and must start working on renewable energy sources, the president of the anc says. The study results suggest that natural ecosystems and agricultural lands in subsaharan africa can be a significant source of emissions worldwide. Economyunemployment rates from 0 to 36% in more than 70 countries.