Investment, growth and development in South Africa

Abbreviations and acronyms

 

APS	Announced Pledges Scenario
AR5 GWP100	Fifth Assessment Report Global Warming Potential over 100 Years
BECCS	Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage
CAPMF	Climate Actions and Policies Measurement Framework
CBAM	Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
CCUS	Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage
CO₂	Carbon Dioxide
CO₂-eq	Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
COP26	26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
COP27	27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
CSP	Concentrated Solar Power
CSIR	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
DAC	Direct Air Capture
DBSA	Development Bank of Southern Africa
DEE	Department of Electricity and Energy
DFFE	Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DMPR	Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources
DSI	Department of Science and Innovation
DSTI	Department of Science, Technology and Innovation
DTIC	Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
EDGAR	Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research
EITE	Energy-Intensive and Trade-Exposed (Industries)
EUR	Euro
EU	European Union
G20	Group of Twenty
GECM	Global Energy and Climate Model
GCF	Green Climate Fund
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GHG	Greenhouse Gas
GIZ	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Agency for International Cooperation)
GW	Gigawatt
HEI	Health Effects Institute
IEA	International Energy Agency
IFCMA	Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches
IPP	Independent Power Producer
IRP	Integrated Resource Plan
JET	Just Energy Transition
JET-IP	Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
JETP	Just Energy Transition Partnership
JET PMU	Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit
kWh	Kilowatt-hour
LCOE	Levelised Cost of Electricity
LT-LEDS	Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategy
LULUCF	Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry
MAGICC	Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Induced Climate Change
MRV	Monitoring, Reporting and Verification
Mt	Million Tonnes
NBI	National Business Initiative
NDC	Nationally Determined Contribution
NDC2	Second Nationally Determined Contribution
NGFS	Network for Greening the Financial System
NiGEM	National Institute Global Econometric Model
NIESR	National Institute of Economic and Social Research
NPC	National Planning Commission
NT	National Treasury
NTCSA	National Transmission Company South Africa
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PCC	Presidential Climate Commission
PM2.5	Particulate Matter with Diameter Less Than 2.5 Micrometres
PPA	Power Purchase Agreement
PPP	Purchasing Power Parity
PV	Photovoltaic
Q4	Fourth Quarter
REIPPPP	Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme
SALGA	South African Local Government Association
SARB	South African Reserve Bank
SAREM	South African Renewable Energy Masterplan
SO₂	Sulphur Dioxide
STEPS	Stated Policies Scenario
TWh	Terawatt-hour
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
USD	United States Dollar
WTIS	World Trade Information Services
ZAR	South African Rand