Proceedings Report: Technological Innovations for a Low Carbon Society Conference
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Date
2013
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa
Sponsorship
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Academy of Science of South Africa
Abstract
The challenge of finding sustainable, low carbon solutions to a global problem, such as climate change, is pertinent for both Germany and South Africa, notwithstanding their different developmental stages and different socio-economic and political contexts. Themes addressed included the energy-water-food nexus for resilient societies; low cost, low carbon innovations for poverty alleviation; smart city innovations; new and emerging technologies, such as carbon capture and storage and The Beauti-fuel Project aimed at converting biomass to liquid fuel, and the potential for solar power in South Africa. It was noted that South Africa can be viewed as a ‘playground’ for finding innovative low carbon solutions due to the untapped wind and solar energy resources and the excellent research capability.
Description
Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2013). Proceedings Report: Technological Innovations for a Low Carbon Society Conference. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf/0010
Subject
Sustainability , Innovation , Climate change , Resilient societies , Poverty alleviation , Smart city , Human development , Economic development , Security , Water , Energy , Food , Wind , Solar , Biofuels , Renewable energy , Energy efficiency , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , SDG 7 , SDG 8 , SDG 9 , SDG 11 , SDG 12 , SDG 13 , SDG 15Citation
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2013). Proceedings Report: Technological Innovations for a Low Carbon Society Conference. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf/0010
Peer review status
Non-Peer Reviewed