From July 2001 to end 2006 ICLEI staff members based in Johannesburg worked with a diverse group of local governments to reduce local emissions of greenhouse gases as part of the Cities for Climate Protection™ (CCP) Campaign. 11 South African cities participated in the Africa CCP Campaign. These cities participated as part of a worldwide network of over 687 local authorities that have demonstrated a commitment to mitigating climate change through local action.
The South African local authorities represented were:
- Buffalo City
- Cape Town
- Ekurhuleni
- eThekwini
- Johannesburg
- Mangaung
- Polokwane
- Saldanha Bay
- Sol Plaatje
- Tlokwe
- Tshwane
There were a number of successes and the local governments working with ICLEI’s CCP Campaign achieved significant savings through energy efficiency retrofits in municipal buildings in South Africa. Download the case study and a measures report, generously funded by the PEPS program. The case study (found at ICLEI's International Case Study Series as Case Study 92) highlights the process and results from a model building energy efficiency retrofit project in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. The measures report profiles the Top 5 Energy Efficiency Measures Implemented in ICLEI’s CCP network in South Africa.
For more information on the resources available to CCP participants, visit ICLEI’s CCP Resources page.
