1. Current approaches to MRV in South Africa: a scoping study.
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Boyd, Anya, Rennkamp, Britta, Dane, Anthony James, and Winkler, Harald
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ELECTRIC power , *ENERGY consumption , *GREENHOUSE gases , *CLIMATE change - Abstract
It is shown that there are MRV-related activities underway in South Africa, particularly focusing on measuring electricity consumption and monitoring GHG emissions. Yet currently many of these activities happen in parallel systems within multi-polar governance structures. A bottom-up perspective of MRV in South Africa, informed by interviews, workshops, desktop research, and stakeholder consultations, is provided and the systems, data, methodologies, and the institutional environment relevant to a South African MRV system are examined. The development of the local monitoring and evaluation system, and its relevance within the international MRV context, is also discussed. Some recommendations are made: most importantly, there is a need for a coherent approach to be developed, one that is coordinated by government and built on existing MRV systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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