Sustainable Development

This activity focuses on conducting case studies on sustainable development and climate change. The case studies focus on LPG use in households, transport and local air pollution in Cape Town, and on the utilization of coal bed methane, and evaluate local environmental and economic benefits of climate change mitigation. Results of these and other case studies formed the basis for helping South Africa draft its recent environmental legislation.

Publications

Concerns About Climate Change Mitigation Projects: Summary of Findings from Case Studies in Brazil, India, Mexico, and South Africa

Multi-Project Baselines for Evaluation of Industrial Energy-Efficiency and Electric Power Projects

Energy Use and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Steel Sector in Key Developing Countries

Multi-project baselines for potential Clean Development Mechanism projects in the electricity sector in South Africa

Multi-project Baselines for Evaluation of Electric Power Projects