The strategy aims to reduce the man-made causes of climate change through the promotion of a more sustainable use of energy, while also identifying communities and ecosystems most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in order to minimise these impacts. (Hessequa Municipality)

The inventory identifies the sources of greenhouse gas emissions from both the government and community sectors within the eThekwini Municipal Area in 2010. (WSP Environment and Energy for EThekwini Municipality, 2010)

This infographic is a visual representation of energy consumption and emissions by sector in eThekwini Municipality. (Sustainable Energy Africa)

This infographic is a visual representation of energy consumption and emissions by sector in the City of Johannesburg metropolitan area. (Sustainable Energy Africa)

This Protocol was developed by ICLEI to provide an easily implemented set of guidelines to assist local governments in quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions from both their internal operations and from the whole communities within their geopolitical boundaries. (ICLEI, 2009)

This report sets out the Municipality’s short and medium term plan to combat climate change and promote sustainable energy solutions within its area of jurisdiction. The SPECCS also draws on Sol Plaatje’s vision of emerging as South Africa’s premier ‘Solar City,’ in line with the municipality’s ‘Declaration of Commitment to Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Mitigation’. (Sustainable Energy Africa for Sol Plaatje Municipality, 2009)

The main purpose of this handbook is to assist people who are working in or with local government to develop sustainable energy and climate action plans and implementation programmes. (ICLEI, UN-HABITAT, UNEP, 2009)

This is the first State of Energy Report for the City of Johannesburg and it builds upon the intentions and objectives of the City’s Integrated Development and Integrated Environmental Management Plans. It furthermore derives impetus from both the 2005 Energy Strategy for South Africa and the National White Paper on Renewable Energy. (Enviros Consulting for City Johannesburg, 2008)

The response strategy and action plan aims to strengthen the Western Cape Province’s resilience to climate change and its adaptive capacity, particularly in vulnerable economic sectors and communities. It further aims to maintain the Western Cape’s status as a relatively low greenhouse gas emitter by reducing the provincial carbon footprint even in the face of economic growth. (Western Cape Provincial Government, 2008)

The Energy Strategy is the eThekwini Energy Office’s most important document and acts as plan of action for all Energy Office projects. ( Enviros Consulting for EThekwini Municipality, 2008)