Browsing by Author "Mahomed, Sumaya"
- ItemAssessment of City of Cape Town's energy efficiency programmes within its internal operations(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12) Mahomed, Sumaya; Musango, Josephine Kaviti; Brent, Alan C.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Leadership.ENGLISH SUMMARY : The global climate crisis requires urgent action beyond the current policy framework and commitments, as currently made by a number of countries through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Cities are known to be nodes of economic activity concentrating large populations and are carbon intensive due to the hive of activity within them. Cities contribute 75% of global carbon emissions. Cities therefore play an integral role in combating climate change. Local governments can lead by example through the implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives within their own operations. The literature and case studies that were reviewed indicated that local government is implementing a number of energy efficiency programmes within their own operations. A gap remains in this area, as very few cities have made it “new business as usual” to drive and implement energy efficiency within their own operations. This study focuses on assessing the City of Cape Town’s energy efficiency programmes within its own operations, with specific focus on understanding the outcomes that have been achieved. This study develops a business model to aid in continuation of energy efficiency programmes within the City of Cape Town, beyond the guaranteed funding period of 2017. The research methodology comprises a number of methods, including: a literature review, direct observations, and fieldwork to gather energy data used to develop the business model. The results indicate that a well-developed energy management system is integral to ensuring energy and climate targets are monitored and reported. The results indicate that Traffic Signal department and Specialised Technical Services department have adopted the new energy efficient technology and have changed to a new business as usual. The Electricity Services Department requires amending their store stock items to the energy efficient technology. A total investment of one hundred and sixty million rand has been achieved up until 2015. This has resulted in a total cumulative savings of one hundred and ten million rand up until 2014. The business model developed allows departments to follow a standardised process in setting energy targets, implementing energy efficiency measures and tracking financial, environmental and energy savings.