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Defend Truth

Mark Swilling

Mark Swilling is a Professor at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University.

Latest Work

Reflections of an enraged incrementalist – what must be done next?

INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS CONFERENCE

8 September 2023

Reflections of an enraged incrementalist – what must be done next?

21 min

6

Massive bottom-up response to the power crisis sees spike in private energy generation

DISORDERLY TRANSITION OP-ED

22 August 2023

Massive bottom-up response to the power crisis sees spike in private energy generation

12 min

20

Growing some backbone – reimagining the future of Eskom and the grid, beyond load shedding

POWER CRISIS OP-ED

27 June 2023

Growing some backbone – reimagining the future of Eskom and the grid, beyond load shedding

10 min

8

Does Ramokgopa really need more powers to end load shedding?

ENERGY CRISIS OP-ED

7 June 2023

Does Ramokgopa really need more powers to end load shedding?

12 min

4

After the flip-flops and zig-zags, is a policy coherence emerging to resolve SA's energy crunch?

POWER CRISIS OP-ED

After the flip-flops and zig-zags, is a policy coherence emerging to resolve SA's energy crunch?

8 min

16

Extending life of ageing coal-fired stations – anti-renewables policy incoherence could cost trillions

RAMOKGOPA'S PLAN ANALYSIS

11 April 2023

Extending life of ageing coal-fired stations – anti-renewables policy incoherence could cost trillions

9 min

64

The game-changer for SA energy in the Budget Speech — and the fight we have on our hands

NEW REGIME OP-ED

28 February 2023

The game-changer for SA energy in the Budget Speech — and the fight we have on our hands

10 min

25

From climate, to the future of democracy, to manufacturing — an inside look at the World Economic Forum’s power panels

MASTERING DAVOSIAN OP-ED

24 January 2023

From climate, to the future of democracy, to manufacturing — an inside look at the World Economic Forum’s power panels

15 min

4

The Man in the Arena – De Ruyter was ‘marred by dust and sweat and blood’, and the same monsters await his successor

POWER CRISIS OP-ED

15 December 2022

The Man in the Arena – De Ruyter was ‘marred by dust and sweat and blood’, and the same monsters await his successor

9 min

21

Dark, Dumb and Dangerous: Inside South Africa’s perfect (electrical) storm

ESKOM CRISIS OP-ED

12 December 2022

Dark, Dumb and Dangerous: Inside South Africa’s perfect (electrical) storm

11 min

33

As SA teeters on the brink of full-blown energy disaster, it’s vital the right decisions are made – now

POWER CRISIS OP-ED

26 September 2022

As SA teeters on the brink of full-blown energy disaster, it’s vital the right decisions are made – now

14 min

7

FROM OUR ARCHIVES: The long and short of load shedding solutions – time to call disaster and harness the power of wind and solar energy

JUST TRANSITION OP-ED

29 May 2022

FROM OUR ARCHIVES: The long and short of load shedding solutions – time to call disaster and harness the power of wind and solar energy

10 min

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