| 来源类型 | Book Section
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| 规范类型 | 其他
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| ISSN | 978-1-920655-09-9
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| Historical review of the relationship between energy, mining and the South African economy. |
| Ting, Marie Blanche
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| 发表日期 | 2015-10-01
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| 出版者 | Real African Publishers on behalf of the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)
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| 出版年 | 2015
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| 页码 | 81-110
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | Mining, energy and industrial development have been key to growth and development in South Africa. It is estimated that South Africa’s mineral wealth value is around $2.5 trillion (GCIS, 2012). Mining and the electricity industry co-evolved together due to the abundance of inexpensive coal. The electricity industry was spurred by the needs of a flourishing mining industry around the beginning of the twentieth century. South Africa’s electricity industry is embedded in what is known as the Minerals-Energy Complex (MEC). The MEC is described as the relationship between mining, energy intensive mineral processing, the coal-to-electricity sectors, and parts of the supportive transport and logistics infrastructure (Fine and Rustomjee, 1996). However, the continued reliance of South Africa’s electricity system on coal is increasingly under threat from international pressure to mitigate climate change. Additionally, sustained dependence on a resource-based economy is risky, not only because of finite supply but, more importantly, because emphasis on a global commodity market renders the economy vulnerable to short-term volatile capital flows, and less long-term labour absorbing economic growth. The main objective of this chapter is to discuss how South Africa faces the challenges and demands towards sustainable transitions. |
| 特色分类 | H Social Sciences$T Technology$TJ0807 Renewable energy sources
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| 关键词 | political economy, energy transitions, incumbent resistance
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| URL | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/73053/
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| 来源智库 | Science Policy Research Unit (United Kingdom)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/468578
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