Acting Responsibly and Promoting Sustainability
Eskom Strategic Initiatives to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5220739 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kola O Odeku (Faculty of Management and Law, School of Law, University of Limpopo, South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 237-248 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2013.11906631 |
| OpenAlex | W2185900835 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This paper examines various strategic initiatives and measures that have been put in place and are being implemented by the Electricity Supply Company of South Africa (Eskom), a state owned power utility that accounts for over 90% of South Africa’s electricity. It also operates the generation and transmission system. In the process, it emits carbon dioxide causing global warming and climate change. The paper also looks at the strategic interventions by the South African Government to compel businesses to reduce their carbon emissions. The paper accentuates that even though Eskom is currently using massive coal-fossil fuel to power its plants to generate electricity and, in the process emit carbon dioxide, the parastatal is mindful of the impact this emission is having on the atmosphere and the environment. Eskom has now, apart from government’s policy and intervention on emissions reduction, voluntarily initiated various strategies to carry on its business operation with some modicum of responsibility by incorporating other sources of alternative sustainable energies in order to reduce its carbon foot print
Business · Carbon dioxide · Economics · Environmental economics · Greenhouse gas · Natural resource economics · Sustainability · Chemistry · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Environmental Science · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Organizational Change and Leadership
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |