SARPN Home

POVERTY, ENERGY & GENDER

Sustainable Energy News - SENSE No 9


Welcome to the ninth 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. Please let us know if you wish to be removed from this list or suggest recipients for the list or (strikethrough: )if you would like to receive our separate Climate Change email newsletter, CCEN, edited by the facilitator of the SA Climate Action Network (SACAN), Mamashoabathe Noko.

Table of Contents
 
1.  SECCP news
Call for Papers; SECCP joins the INFORSE network, "Getting to Grips with Sustainable Energy" available.
2.   SA's renewable energy progress
Draft White Paper on Renewable Energy; Rural renewable energy programme a huge success; ESKOM watch-dogs continue to cut electricity; COSATU takes on plastic bags.
3.   WSSD
What did the Summit deliver? Zero Waste Project a winner.
4.   General Sustainable Energy News:
IEA International Energy Outlook 2002 released; European Parliament votes in favour of mandatory targets for biofuels; California passes strong renewables standard; Collapse of British nuclear energy company proves nuclear power is not only dangerous but also uneconomical.
5.   SA energy bills, conferences & services
Workshop on Energy Centres in SA; Training programme for wind power technology in developing countries; Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy; Free basic Electricity Bill; Gas Industry Bill; Energy Draft Bill; Bio-Diesel Incentives.
6.   Questions & Answers
What are practical ways for individuals to contribute to progressive energy targets?