Our Publications

The concept of ‘net zero by 2050’ has proved a powerful political and narrative focusing device. However, the concept requires careful translation to enable the ...

As part of a PCC Seminar to reflect on South Africa’s decarbonisation analytical resources, Dr. Emily Tyler presented findings from Meridian's work which focused on ...

Large-scale gas use for power generation is central to energy policy direction in South Africa, but this policy rests on a 2012 vision which pre-dates ...

This report is the second of a two-part series on resolving South Africa's power crisis. The outlook for South Africa's escalating load shedding problem is ...

This report is the first of a two-part series on resolving South Africa's power crisis. The evidence presented in the report demonstrates that an additional ...

This note invites the decarbonisation and just transition policy making community to reflect on the nature of our national-level analytical resources, with a focus on ...

This document provides written comments on South Africa’s Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) Amendment Bill, published 10 February 2022. These amendments are published at a time ...

This Briefing Note sets out South Africa’s emerging domestic climate mitigation policy architecture in detail, focusing on its application to the all-important power sector. We ...

This short concept-piece emphasises and explores a critical gap in financing in a rapidly decarbonising world - the need for bespoke financing solutions for emitting ...

This note reflects on South Africa’s updated emissions range target contained in its Nationally Determined Contribution, which conveys a significant increase in the country’s climate ...