- Title
- Possible hydraulics futures for South Africa towards 2055
- Creator
- Naidoo, Franck
- Subject
- Climate changes -- South Africa
- Subject
- Shale gas industry -- Case Studies
- Date Issued
- 2020
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Doctoral
- Type
- DBA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/50620
- Identifier
- vital:42279
- Description
- This research makes a contribution to the body of knowledge on unconventional oil and gas extraction (UOG) in the Karoo, South Africa. It provides a detailed analysis grounded in future studies theory and practice, which supports the argument that UOG extraction in the Karoo may potentially be conducted under the careful guidance of sustainable development and climate change principles. It is informed by the researcher’s perceptive and experience as a manufacturer of oil and gas products and his understanding of the fossil fuel sector and the role it currently plays in the South African economy. It is further informed by the researcher s understanding of the sector’s damaging climatic and environmental impacts. The practice of offering new insights through the application of futures studies is central to the process, and specific methodologies and tools have been used to develop four scenarios for the UOG extraction in South Africa. This framework allows for easy assessment for policy-making. Never has scenario art, which has been expertly created during the workshops, been used in South Africa to generate memorable and lasting scenarios memorable and lasting scenarios. This research seeks to provide insight regarding for South Africa’s quest for energy security in ways that support the climate change agenda. Given the shale controversies, most environmentalists prefer lower-carbon and reduced fossil fuel usage. However, South Africa can ill-afford this luxury at this stage and while the research considers the option of no-shale exploration and a direct path to renewable energy solutions (the ‘No-Shale, what now?’ scenario) it also. proposes other options for consideration. An integrated vision is put forth as the preferred scenario in which shale is the conduit to a sustainable energy future and which implements wide-scale climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.
- Format
- xii, 482 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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