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The potential carbon dioxide emissions reduction when energy service interventions are applied to the current subsidised housing demand
This dissertation examines the role of subsidised housing in reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in South Africa. Climate change is an occurring event and is largely caused by human activities, such as the production of energy from fossil fuels (NRC, 2010). Buildings are seen as one of the highe...
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| description | This dissertation examines the role of subsidised housing in reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in South Africa. Climate change is an occurring event and is largely caused by human activities, such as the production of energy from fossil fuels (NRC, 2010). Buildings are seen as one of the highest consuming sectors of energy and therefore present many potential climate change mitigation opportunities. The South African subsidised housing sector is expanding significantly and estimations made in the current study show that 2.8 million subsidised housing units can potentially reduce up to 3% of the total current CO₂ emissions from the residential sector. This demand for subsidised housing units can also potentially reduce up to 0.06% of South Africa's total annual CO₂ emissions. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/24287 The potential carbon dioxide emissions reduction when energy service interventions are applied to the current subsidised housing demand Krog, Petrus Jacobus Trollip, Hilton Boyd, Anya Moolach, Mascha Sustainable Energy Engineering Development Studies This dissertation examines the role of subsidised housing in reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in South Africa. Climate change is an occurring event and is largely caused by human activities, such as the production of energy from fossil fuels (NRC, 2010). Buildings are seen as one of the highest consuming sectors of energy and therefore present many potential climate change mitigation opportunities. The South African subsidised housing sector is expanding significantly and estimations made in the current study show that 2.8 million subsidised housing units can potentially reduce up to 3% of the total current CO₂ emissions from the residential sector. This demand for subsidised housing units can also potentially reduce up to 0.06% of South Africa's total annual CO₂ emissions. 2017-05-16T07:35:28Z 2017-05-16T07:35:28Z 2016 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24287 eng application/pdf Energy Research Centre Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Sustainable Energy Engineering Development Studies Krog, Petrus Jacobus The potential carbon dioxide emissions reduction when energy service interventions are applied to the current subsidised housing demand |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The potential carbon dioxide emissions reduction when energy service interventions are applied to the current subsidised housing demand |
| title_full | The potential carbon dioxide emissions reduction when energy service interventions are applied to the current subsidised housing demand |
| title_fullStr | The potential carbon dioxide emissions reduction when energy service interventions are applied to the current subsidised housing demand |
| title_full_unstemmed | The potential carbon dioxide emissions reduction when energy service interventions are applied to the current subsidised housing demand |
| title_short | The potential carbon dioxide emissions reduction when energy service interventions are applied to the current subsidised housing demand |
| title_sort | potential carbon dioxide emissions reduction when energy service interventions are applied to the current subsidised housing demand |
| topic | Sustainable Energy Engineering Development Studies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24287 |
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