Saliem Fakir
Fakir is interim executive director of the African Climate Foundation – saliem@africanclimatefoundation.org
Taking the wind out of the baseloaders
12th November 2010 What is disturbing is not the debate about baseload power versus intermittent power. This debate is always useful as we grapple with the the... →
Just how much coal do we have in the ground?
15th October 2010 Propaganda has it that South Africa has enough coal to fire our power plants for 200 years or until alternatives that can compete with coal come... →
The carbon tax debate and irrational howls
17th September 2010 No sooner was the announcement that a carbon tax was on the cards made than the hecklers from special interest groups and their lobbyists started... →
Our expectations of electric cars must be tempered with reality
20th August 2010 Electric cars are often spoken of as if they will turn the tide against the current fleet of petroleum junkies. But we may be far from that nirvana. →
Reflections on the Integrated Resource Plan
16th July 2010 The Integrated Resource Plan 2010 (IRP2010) consultation process has begun. It should provide the ideal vehicle for the convergence of low-carbon... →
How realistic is the green economy?
18th June 2010 The idea of a green economy has gained great popularity of late but the proof will be in implementation. During the last year, particularly, green... →
Climateproofing the second Integrated Resource Plan
21st May 2010 The second Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2) should be due anytime soon. It will be a crucial document that will pretty much define South Africa’s... →
Should we have a carbon tax to promote a low-carbon economy?
16th April 2010 The question of the merits of a universal carbon tax compared with those of a cap-and-trade system is a source of considerable debate among... →
Why transformation of the energy-industrial complex is crucial for a low-carbon economy
19th March 2010 Everything new has to start somewhere – so the saying goes. If truth be told, there are more than just climate change reasons why we need to shift... →
The Paradox of peak oil
19th February 2010 The paradox is simply: the lesser of a thing, the more there will be of it. An oil peak implies that the production peak will occur when about half... →
The two stages to a low-carbon future
22nd January 2010 The transition to a low-carbon future is inevitable and will involve two stages. →
