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South Africa Needs Grid Storage Plans to Tackle the Power Crisis

A new report finds South Africa should develop national and municipal plans to deploy energy storage to ease the current electricity crisis and reduce the need for load shedding during periods of peak power demand.

Press release July 5, 2023

Preparing for the decline of oil and gas in Canada

Canada, alongside much of the world, has plans to become net-zero by 2050. And one of their main action-items is to move away from fossil fuels. But does Canada have an economic plan for when the oil and gas sector declines?

IISD in the news July 5, 2023

Energy storage 'can balance electricity supply, demand'

South Africa should develop national and municipal plans to deploy energy storage, to ease the electricity crisis and reduce the need for load-shedding during periods of peak power demand.

IISD in the news July 5, 2023

Grid storage plans key in addressing energy crisis, finds IISD report

A new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has found that in order to reduce the need for load shedding during periods of peak power demand, national and municipal plans should be developed to deploy energy storage.

IISD in the news July 5, 2023

'Cheaper than gas': Batteries can ease load shedding while SA faces grid constraints - report

Batteries are an important solution for South Africa to reduce the intensity of load shedding while also making the most out of limited grid capacity, according to a new report.

IISD in the news July 5, 2023

The geopolitical race for resources: Navigating the path to a successful energy transition

Examining the intersection of climate change, resource competition, and the energy transition, this opinion piece highlights challenges, consequences, and the need for sustainable innovation in achieving a successful transition.

IISD in the news July 4, 2023

ASEAN Advances Clean Energy Transition With Innovative Funding And Collaborative Partnerships

The 2023 ASEAN Chair agenda, themed “Epicenter of Growth,” highlights two crucial principles: energy security and funding stability. To bolster the energy transition in the region, ASEAN leaders underscored the need for innovative financing solutions.

IISD in the news July 4, 2023

Watts in Store

This report explores how energy storage can help the South African power crisis and why grid-located batteries emerge as a strategic priority.

Report July 4, 2023

Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

But in gender-responsive adaptation planning, understanding the impacts is only half the battle. It also requires forming gender-equitable decision-making processes around adaptation, including at the national level. Since 2018, IISD has been helping to drive steady progress in integrating gender considerations in NAP processes. Among the NAPs submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as of March 2023, 98% mention gender and approximately half recognize women as agents of change in climate change adaptation.

IISD in the news July 3, 2023

Russia is accused of 'ecocide' in Ukraine. But what does that mean?

On June 6, Ukraine suffered an environmental catastrophe. The collapse of the Kakhovka dam in the south of the country sent water thundering downstream, killing more than 100 people according to Ukrainian officials. It wiped out villages, flooded farmland and nature reserves, and swept up pollutants like oil and agricultural chemicals as it made its destructive path towards the Black Sea.

IISD in the news July 3, 2023