[DEBATE] : (Fwd) SA Energy Caucus meeting today/tomorrow on climate mitigation, carbon trading (Joburg)

[Patrick Bond]

Energy Caucus Meeting 9th & 10th September 2008: The Long-Term 
Mitigation Scenario and Carbon Trading

Introduction:
The Government has recently promoted the Long-Term Mitigation Scenario 
(LTMS) as South Africa’s path to a low-carbon economy and the country’s 
contribution to climate change mitigation. Is it? Will the LTMS solve 
climate change? This meeting of the Energy Caucus will unpack the LTMS 
and debate its merits. This is an important exercise as the LTMS will 
chart South Africa’s long-term energy and macro-economic course. 
Additionally, there is great controversy within civil society about the 
use of flexible mechanisms (for example, carbon trading) to deal with 
climate change. This controversy needs to be debated within the Energy 
Caucus, as flexible mechanism are part of current climate change 
responses; do they work? The Energy Caucus will also examine the issues 
of gender and energy (and often overlooked dimension of the energy 
debate), financing of renewable energy, and tariffs and free basic 
electricity for all. The Government is moving ahead in the energy 
sector; it is up to civil society to catch up.

Venue & Time: Booysen’s Hotel 9th of Sept. 2008, 08:30h to 16:30h 10th 
of Sept. 2008, 08:30h to 16:00h

Agenda—Day 1 Time Subject Speakers
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:30 Welcome, Housekeeping, Election of Chair Lerato Maregale 
(Earthlife Africa)
9:30-11:00 Presentation of the LTMS Victor Munnik & David Hallows 
(Earthlife Africa)
11:00-11:15 Tea & Networking
11:15-12:30 Panel Debate on the LTMS Victor Munnik, David Hallows, Peter 
Lukey (DEAT), Rod Crompton (NERSA)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Open/Further Discussion on LTMS All
14:30-15:15 Gender and Energy Energia
15:15-15:30 Tea
15:30-16:30 Energy and Waste GroundWork
18:30 onwards Launch of Renewable Energy Briefing (Venue: Wits 
University) Jason Schaffler, Nano Energy Agenda

Day 2 Time Subject Speakers
8:30-9:00 Welcome
9:00-9:30 Review of Day One Makoma Lekalakala (Earthlife Africa)
9:30-10:15 Presentation #1 on Flexible Mechanisms Richard Worthington 
(WWF-SA & SACAN)
10:15-11:00 Presentation #2 On Flexible Mechanisms Patrick Bond (Centre 
for Civil Society)
11:00-11:15 Tea
11:15-12:30 Panel Debate on the Flexible Mechanism Mark Wells (Twig), 
Richard Worthington, Patrick Bond, Trusha Reddy (ISS).
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Open/Further Discussion on Flexible Mechanisms All
14:30-15:15 Tariffs and Free Basic Electricity for All Centre for Civil 
Society
15:15-15:30 Tea
15:30-16:00 Conclusion