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- Year 2023
- Organisation TIPS
- Author(s) Lesego Moshikaro, Lebogang Pheto (TIPS)
- Countries and Regions South Africa
South Africa’s vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) value chain currently lies in raw material output, electrolyte production, and locally manufactured balance of plant components. However, there is potential for a more significant role to be played along the value chain. To foster the growth of a domestic VRFB industry, it…
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- Year 2022
- Organisation TIPS
- Author(s) Nicola Jenkin (Pinpoint Sustainability)
- Countries and Regions South Africa
Waste tyres are a problematic waste stream. While figures provided vary, it is estimated that 10.9 million waste tyres enter the waste stream per annum (about 300 000 tonnes), with an estimated 900 000 tonnes stockpiled. An estimated 93 400 tonnes of tyres were collected for processing in 2021 (about…
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- Year 2020
- Organisation Report by TIPS and Change Pathways for the DTIC and NAAMSA
- Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS), Anthony Dane (Change Pathways), Lesego Moshikaro (TIPS)
- Countries and Regions South Africa
The world of mobility is rapidly evolving worldwide. Technological developments are notably enabling the diversification of drivetrains, away from traditional internal combustion engines (ICE) towards electric and other alternative motors. While EVs still account for a marginal share of global vehicle sales, the shift is evident in leading markets. All…
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16 July 2020
A case for water and sanitation in South Africa's post-lockdown economic recovery stimulus package
- Year 2020
- Organisation TIPS
- Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS); Shakespear Mudombi (TIPS)
- Countries and Regions South Africa
As South Africa responds to COVID-19 as well as aims to stimulate the economy and job creation post the lockdown through an infrastructure-led package, an opportunity should not be missed to address many of the water and sanitation challenges in the country. This is much needed and would provide multiple benefits…
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- Year 2020
- Organisation United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Gillian Chigumira (TIPS)
- Countries and Regions South Africa
South Africa aims to transition to an inclusive green economy, combining economic development, social progress and environmental preservation. Both the economy and society remain, however, highly unsustainable. Targeting the transition to an inclusive green economy therefore signifies a massive and disruptive shift, commanding a new model of development. Industrial policy…
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20 May 2020
Sugar industry diversification study
- Year 2019
- Organisation TIPS
- Author(s) Author Wolfe Braude (Emet Consulting), Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)
Sugar is a key agricultural industry for South Africa, with sugarcane being the second largest South African field crop by gross value, surpassed only by maize. The industry generates R14 billion in revenues, with sugarcane farming contributing around 64% of this figure, employing up to 85 000 people across the…
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- Year 2019
- Organisation TIPS and Department of Science and Innovation
- Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS), Shakespear Mudombi (TIPS) and Georgina Ryan
- Countries and Regions South Africa
In 2015, TIPS, at the request of the then Department of Science and Technology, undertook a project to define "green research and development (R&D)" and determine the levels of green R&D investment in South Africa. In 2019, TIPS was requested by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) to update…
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30 October 2019
Developing a biomaterials industry in South Africa: Action plan and implementation strategy
- Year 2019
- Organisation Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
- Author(s) Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) - Gaylor Montmasson-Clair, Christopher Wood and Bhavna Deonarain
Biomaterials – plastics and composite-like technologies derived from waste and plant matter – offer an opportunity to help reduce the environmental impact of traditional plastics, while safeguarding the economic contribution made by the plastics and chemicals industry. This report proposes an action plan and implementation strategy to further the development…
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- Developing a biomaterials industry in South Africa (4391 Downloads)
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23 October 2019
Green economy policies and strategies
- Year 2019
- Organisation Partnership for Action on the Green Economy (PAGE)
- Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)
- Countries and Regions South Africa
The third Partnership for Action on the Green Economy (PAGE) Ministerial Conference was held in Cape Town in January 2019. The theme of the conference was Advancing Inclusive and Sustainable Economies. More than 500 leaders and innovators from the government, private and the civil society sectors from more than 50…
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- Green economy policies and strategies (3124 Downloads)
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23 October 2019
Inclusivity within the green economy
- Year 2019
- Organisation Partnership for Action on the Green Economy (PAGE)
- Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Shakespear Mudombi (TIPS)
The third Partnership for Action on the Green Economy (PAGE) Ministerial Conference was held in Cape Town in January 2019. The theme of the conference was Advancing Inclusive and Sustainable Economies. More than 500 leaders and innovators from the government, private and the civil society sectors from more than 50…
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- Inclusivity within the green economy (2737 Downloads)
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