Green Economy Programme & New Growth Path
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Green Economy Programme & New Growth Path
Presentation to Portfolio Committee 16 February 2011
Green economy as a government priorityMedium Term Strategic Framework 2009 - 2014:
For longer-term growth, implementation of Industrial Action Plan to support broad-based
industrialization including more advanced manufacturing, & encouraging cleaner, lower-energy technologies and green jobs
To pursue & explore further the concept of Green Jobs including scaling up labour intensive natural resources management practices that contribute to decent work and livelihood opportunities.
Green economy as a government priority (2)
Framework to the international economic crisis, 2009: development of incentives for investment in programmes geared at creating
large number of 'green jobs', i.e. employment in industries and facilities that are designed to mitigate impacts to the environment and natural systems and the protection thereof
Outcome 4Decent employment through inclusive economic growth
Outcome 10Environmental assets and natural resources that are well protected and
continually enhanced
New Growth Path Green Economy as one of the 6 key economic growth drivers
New Growth Path (NGP) & Green Economy
• Key Job Drivers in NGP– infrastructure– the agricultural value chain– the mining value chain– the green economy– manufacturing sectors, which are included in
IPAP2, and– tourism and certain high-level services.
Green economy key focus areas and related programmes
Overall enablers of implementation
• Regulatory framework• Market-based instruments• Innovation, science and technology• Investment, finance opportunities and financing
instruments including leveraging of funds• Greater localisation and manufacturing• Availability of skills• Institutional capabilities and capacity• Partnerships
Pre-requisites for resource mobilization*Generic programme pillars are assumed to match available resources*Projects within each programme should be scalable, replicable and capable of being prepackaged and aggregated as an investment bundle
High level Financial Resources Scan
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• Significant financial resources already in circulation in the SA economy investing in R&D , capacity building, pilots plus concessionary lines for bankable projects.
• Energy related programmes accounts for over 50% of international and 80% of local DFI funds
• Green economic policy instruments are being explored by the National Treasury and their impact on the fiscus may be adjusted accordingly
• Short term need to provide a national information portal on access to green resources
Programmes & Projects
Results of 1st Expression of Interest • 1st EOI: 154 project proposals and based on findings the waste, energy and agriculture have highest
job intensity, significant opportunities for localisation and most environmentally beneficial in the short to medium term.
• 2nd EOI: [200] projects received focusing on green industry potential (manufacturing & localisation), results pending from EDD and IDC.
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Preliminary Proposal for Priority Programmes…#1
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Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency
Sustainable Waste Management
Sustainable Water Management
1. Programme to facilitate uptake of Renewable Energy Feed-In Tarrif ( REFIT)
2. Expand working for Energy
3. Implement National Solar Water Heating (SWH) Plan
4. Support for clean energy beyond the REFIT
5. Programme to facilitate off-grid solutions
6. Clean energy local industry development programme
1. Zero Waste Portal
2. Waste recycling
3. Local Government Integrated Waste Management plans
4. Waste to energy
1. Strengthen supply-side watershed management approaches
2. Water Conservation and Demand Management
3. Enhanced effluent management, including a growing emphasis on resource recovery
4. A South African clearing house for carbon finance-related and water-offset projects
Preliminary Proposal for Priority Programmes…#2
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Agriculture & Food Production
Resource Management & Conservation
Green Cities & Built Environment
1. Integrated Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems
1. Expand Working for Resource Management
2. National Payments for Ecosystem Services Programme
1. Public Building Refit
2. Pilot green developments
3. SA Cities Knowledge Exchange
Preliminary Proposal for Priority Programmes…#3
Sustainable Transport Sustainable Consumption & Production
Resource Mobilization
Support the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)/Integrated Rapid Public Transport Networks (IRPTN) projects
1.Transport and land use integration in the cities
2.The promotion of Non-Motorised Transport (NMT in the cities)
1. Industry targets and indicator programmes to formulate and adopt sustainable development performance monitoring to guide the integration of economic growth, social equity, and environmental protection including measures for institutional triple bottom line accounting
1. National public information portal on existing resources for green initiatives and database of success stories
2. Capacity building on pricing of externalities
3. Create virtual expert teams that support rapid response
4. Market study for aggregation mechanism
5. Financial and saving industry regulatory and legislative review
6. Carbon tax implementation13
Specific Projects moving forward
Energy
Energy cont…
Energy cont…
Transport
Agriculture
Agriculture Cont…
Waste
AWARENESS, TRAINING & SUPPORT
DEA Major green economy projects (EPWP Contribution)
Focus Areas (Projects) Budget for 2011/12 –
2013/14 MTEF (R’ 000)
Job Creation/ Skills Development
Targets
Working on Waste: includes waste recycling and buy-back centres, rehabilitation and or new landfill sites, Assist municipalities with street cleaning and general waste collection.
R 1, 813, 139 60, 111 Work Opportunities by March 2014
30, 056 Full Time Equivalents by March 2014
104, 482 Accredited Training Person days by March 2014
People and Parks: Development and upgrading of infrastructure in and around protected areas; Development of benefit sharing models for communities living around parks & protected areas.
Sustainable Land-Based Livelihood: includes creation of recreational parks, sustainable management of open spaces, landscaping & beautification, planting of indigenous trees, establishment of food and medicinal plant gardens, nursery as well as rehabilitation of wetlands
Working for the Coast: Cleaning along the coast, rehabilitation of coastal environment including but not limited to dunes, estuaries, etc. Upgrading of facilities and infrastructure along the coast.
DEA Other potential Major green economy projects (Unfunded and contribution to EPWP numbers)
Projects Investment Value
(R’ 000)
Job Creation Potential
(Work Opportunities)
Working on Waste: includes waste recycling and buy-back centres, rehabilitation and or new landfill sites, Assist municipalities with street cleaning and general waste collection.
R 60, 400 1,695
People and Parks: Development and upgrading of infrastructure in and around protected areas; Development of benefit sharing models for communities living around parks & protected areas.
R 441, 139 12,378
Sustainable Land-Based Livelihood: includes creation of recreational parks, sustainable management of open spaces, landscaping & beautification, planting of indigenous trees, establishment of food and medicinal plant gardens, nursery as well as rehabilitation of wetlands
R 551, 320, 15,469
Potential Environment Sector projects• Summary (excluding EPWP figures)
Total Number of
Projects
15 Targeted number of jobs
over the MTSF
Total Amount Required
over the MTSF period (to
2014),
Approx R2 500 000 000.00 150 000
Amount currently secured
(German Funds)
R 50 000 000
Possible funding streams Treasury’s green economy fund
DBSA
International Organisations
(OECD, EU, Individual member
states)
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Process to date and next steps: Towards A Green Economy Programme
Way Forward
• Build up a comprehensive portfolio of projects• Target specific funding streams and allocate
the necessary funds• Commence implementation before end of
financial year 2011/12
Thank You