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Sustainable Energy News - SENSE No 10
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Welcome to the tenth edition of the email newsletter - Sustainable Energy News (SENSE) - a service of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Partnership (SECCP), a project of Earthlife Africa Johannesburg, in partnership with WWF, Denmark.

SENSE is published monthly and we welcome any feedback and submissions. It is edited by Erika Schutze (Research and Information Co-ordinator) and Mette Nedergaard is assistant editor based in Denmark.

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Table of Contents
 
1.  SECCP news
SECCP attends COP 8; IPCC expresses interest in SECCP's main focus research on Policies and measures for renewable energy & energy efficiency; Feed-in tariff vs. tradable green certificates? Translated brochures available. Research and Information co-ordinator position available.
2.   SA's renewable energy progress
Are tradable renewable energy certificates simply carrots without sticks? Incinerator proposal for Sasolburg defeated by civil society groups. South Durban community bears pollution consequences while State, Durban Unicity and industry push through refinery plans without consultation
3.   General Sustainable Energy News
Multifunctional platforms increase quality of lives of rural women
4.   SA Energy Bills & conferences
The World Wind Energy Conference and Renewable Energy Exhibition 2003; Air Quality Management Bill; Conference on Local Authority Energy Strategies
5.   Questions & Answers
What are the outcomes of the WSSD EU Initiative and the Brazilian energy initiative?