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dc.contributor.authorGwebu, T.D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-06T09:38:15Z
dc.date.available2011-12-06T09:38:15Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.identifier.citationGwebu, T.D. (2002) Energy sector policies in Botswana and their implications for global climate change, GeoJournal, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 83-92en_US
dc.identifier.issn0343-2521 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn1572-9893 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/958
dc.description.abstractLike most African countries, Botswana contributes almost insignificantly to global greenhouse emissions (GHGs). In this context, some have argued that energy policy and legislative measures to regulate emissions in Botswana should not be accorded high priority. This is a misguided view when one considers that each country, no matter how under-industrialized, contributes to the overall global emission problem. Moreover, the least developed countries will have to industrialize in order to meet the increasing economic and social needs of their growing populations. For rapidly growing economies like Botswana, whose annual energy demand is projected to increase by about 4% for the next ten years, the importance of compiling accurate inventories of sources and sinks of GHGs and formulating environmentally-friendly policies can hardly be over- emphasized. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) provides the ideal basis for the country-by-country investigations and management of global climatic change; specifically its nature, properties, directionality, characteristics and probable consequences. Botswana was a founding signatory of UNFCCC in 1992 and ratified the Convention in 1994. The country is also involved in regional cooperation efforts, within the Southern African Development Community, to enforce regulatory mechanisms to minimize GHG emissions from the energy sector. There exist certain energy-related institutions, policies, and regulations in the country which could mitigate the impact of GHG emissions on global warming. This paper, based on government and other relevant documentation, critically analyses Botswana’s energy sector policies in as far as they affect climate change. It is clear that much still needs to be done about energy policies in terms of proper formulation, monitoring, co-ordination, energy pricing and the exploration of energy alternatives to mitigate potentially negative impacts on climate change.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishers, http://www.springerlink.com/content/102895/en_US
dc.subjectBotswanaen_US
dc.subjectEnergy sourceen_US
dc.subjectGreenhouse gas emissionsen_US
dc.subjectEnergy policyen_US
dc.subjectGlobal climate changeen_US
dc.titleEnergy sector policies in Botswana and their implications for global climate changeen_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
dc.linkhttp://www.springerlink.com/content/n7176581n4810475/fulltext.pdfen_US


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