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C A R B O N TA X – I M PA C T O N S A C A R M A N U F A C T U R I N G I N D U S T R Y
Silvana Claassen, Senior Carbon AdvisorPort Elizabeth, 19 September 2018
Climate Neutral Group: Local knowledge & Global reach
Introduction
• Rationale
• Carbon Tax in a nutshell
• History of Carbon Tax Bill
• Carbon Tax design
• Impact on car manufacturers
• How to respond
• FAQs
Paris Agreement
Vulnerability of Southern Africa
• Faster warming
• High dependence on agriculture
• Increase mosquitos – malaria
• Africa cannot follow the carbon intensive industrialisation path
Global contributions: two perspectives
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SA GHG profile
energy84%
agriculture7%
industrial processes5%
waste4%
electricity & heatmanufacturing &
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transportation
other
Carbon Tax in a Nutshell
History of Carbon Tax in South Africa
November 2015 –first draft Carbon
Tax BIll
2011 – National Climate Change Response White
Paper
2009 –Copenhagen –
commitment to reduce GHG by
34% by 2020 and 42% by 2025 - BAU
2006 – draft environmental
fiscal reform policy paper
History of Carbon Tax in South Africa
February/March 2018 – draft
carbon tax bill enters
parliamentary process
December 2017 – second draft Carbon Tax Bill
April 2017 –promulgation of
National GHG Emission Reporting
Regulations
November 2016 – SA ratifies
Paris Agreement
Carbon Tax – Design/Phased ApproachPhase 1 Phase 2
Period 2019 – 31 Dec 2022 1 Jan 2023 - ...
Rate R120/tCO2eAnnual increase = CPI + 2%
Revision of R120/tCO2e
Greenhouse Gases Covered
CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 Unknown
Emissions included Scope 1 emissions Unknown but possibility to include scope 2
Excluded sectors - Some waste categories- Agricultural activities- Livestock- Other Land Use- Some industrial processes including: electronics, refrigeration
Likely inclusion of AFOLU and all waste activities
Tax-free thresholds Percentage based thresholds from 60% tax-free allowance
The tax-free thresholds willbe decreased progressively – replacement with absolute thresholds is considered
Carbon Tax – Design
Direct/Scope 1 emissions only
• Fuel combustion
• Process emissions
• Fugitive emissions
Annexure 1 of NGHGERR
• Listed activities only
• Closely linked to the 2017 National Greenhouse Gas Emission
Reporting Regulations
Intermezzo – Reporting Regulations
Intermezzo – Reporting Regulations
• OFFENCES 16. A person commits an offence if that person─ (a) provides false or misleading information to the competent authority; or (b) fails to comply with regulations 5(1), 5(2), 6(1), 6(3), 7(1), 7(3), 9, or 13.
• PENALTIES 17. A person convicted of an offence in terms of regulation 16 of these Regulations is liable in the case of a first conviction to a fine not exceeding R5 million or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding R10 million or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years and in respect of both instances to both such fine and such imprisonment.
Carbon Tax – Impact on SA Vehicle Sector
Carbon Tax – Impact on SA Vehicle Sector
Steel, Aluminium, Glass, Rubber, Plastic
Recovery of ore, petroleum, limestone, rubber, etc.
Casting, Stamping, Plating, Paintshop
Carbon Tax – Impact on SA Vehicle Sector
Process emissionsFuel combustion emissions
Fuel combustion emissions
Fuel combustion emissions
Steel, Aluminium, Glass, Rubber, Plastic
Recovery of ore, petroleum, limestone, rubber, etc.
Casting, Stamping, Plating, Paintshop
Carbon Tax – When are you liable?
IPCC Code Activity/Sector Threshold
1 ENERGY
1A Fuel Combustion Activities
1A2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction
1A2a Iron and Steel 10 MW(th)
1A2b Non-Ferrous Metals 10 MW(th)
1A2f Non-Metallic Minerals 10 MW(th)
1A2g Transport Equipment 10 MW(th)
1A2h Machinery
1A2i Mining and Quarrying 10 MW(th)
1A3d Water-borne Navigation 100 000 litres/year
Carbon Tax – When are you liable?
IPCC Code Activity/Sector Threshold
2 INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND PRODUCT USE
2A Mineral Industry
2A3 Glass Production None
2C Metal Industry
2C1 Iron and Steel Production None
2C2 Ferroalloys Production None
2C3 Aluminium Production None
2C ... ... None
Features of SA car industry
• Many western (European and US) car – brands (including Mercedes,
Volkswagen, Toyota, Nissan, etc. Manufacture their vehicles in SA
• Nearly 60% of vehicles exported to overseas EU, Asia and America
• 7 % of SA GDP
• Around 600 000 vehicles per annum
• Over 100 000 Employment
• Local components manufacturing
Risks / How to respond
• Additional costs
• Start capturing emissions data
• Calculate your footprint
• Set target to reduce
• Educate suppliers and request disclosure
• Assess applicability of additional allowances
Allowances
• Basic tax-free allowance (60-70%)
• Trade-exposure allowance (10%)
• Performance allowance (5%)
• Carbon budget allowance (5%)
• Offset allowance (10%)
Allowances
• Waterfall graph
How does carbon tax impact SA automotive industry
• The purpose of the carbon tax is to change greenhouse gas emitting
behavior
• South Africa’s vehicle industry will be affected during each “schakel” of
the supply chain
• The processing of raw materials, including glass and iron will be impacted
as carbon emissions are generated both as a result of fuel combustion
and industrial processing
• Both at assembly-stage but also upstream, interventions must be done to
reduce emissions
• Unavoidable emissions can be offset by a maximum of 10% of the total
carbon footprint
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The Carbon Tax – In Conclusion
“SINCE the causality of the increasing of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere and the global climate change has been scientifically confirmed;
AND SINCE it has consequently become necessary to manage the inevitable climate change impact through interventions that build and sustain South Africa's social, economic and environmental resilience and emergency response capacity;
AND SINCE it has also become necessary to make a contribution to the global effort to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that avoids dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system within a timeframe that enables economic, social and environmental development to proceed in a sustainable manner;
AND SINCE the costs of remedying pollution, environmental degradation and consequent adverse health effects and of preventing, controlling or minimising …”
T H A N K Y O U A N D Q & A
Silvana Claassen, Senior Carbon AdvisorPort Elizabeth, 19 September 2018