Gauteng Business 2023-24

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Smart mobility solutions
Gas can boost the national
economy and start the country
operations in Gauteng.
on the path to zero emissions
The CSIR is helping find solutions for transport systems and
CSIR research group leader for transport infrastructure management,
Dr Phindile Masangane, the CEO of Petroleum Agency
Khangwelo Muronga, says his team helps enable South Africa to migrate to
South Africa, notes that recent gas discoveries could
swifter, more efficient and smarter mobility.
support the country’s economic recovery and its
transition to a clean energy future.
modes of transportation, especially the minibus
1% taxis to that global transport emissions. about This 80% is of by the no public. measure
insignificant, and as a responsible global citizen SA
must Transport take steps infrastructure
to reduce its carbon footprint.
Almost The UN everyone Framework uses Convention roads and bridges on Climate on a
Change regular was basis, established making them in 1992 the to most coordinate significant the
global transportation response to medium mitigate the in emerging threat of climate nations
change, like South and specifically Africa. Roads to get are countries crucial for to boosting commit
to economic policies and development plans that and will ensure raising that people’s the
average standards global of temperature living. Roads rise provide is kept access less than for
1.5°C people above to pre-industrial marketplaces, levels. workplaces, hospitals,
clinics, The International educational Energy facilities, Agency sports (IEA) venues, proposes and
that holiday to achieve destinations. this goal the The world’s CSIR energy has a sound sector must trackrecord
net in zero providing emissions smart-mobility by 2050. In its global solutions energy to
Smart transportation requires the reach
integration of modern technologies into net assist zero with 2050 road pathway infrastructure the IEA acknowledges management. that
Today transportation the biggest infrastructures. threat to humanity These is there Among is no these single solutions pathway to are: this goal, as developed
climate include change, cloud and computing, the biggest threat wireless to and • developing The maintenance-reporting countries face different solution socioeconomic
communication, SA’s social stability location-based is the high unemployment
vision, rate. and more. In Gauteng, the greenhouse • The traffic gas control emissions centre to date. management systems
services, challenges • The Struman and have bridge contributed and structures disproportionately solutionto
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cost of the
overall The world’s road conditions developed and economies easy of industrialised mobility. on new Jacob clean Mamabolo. energy technologies The CSIR created and the economic a solution
the back Smart of oil and mobility gas production encompasses and use. Now, various just as consequences for reporting of on transitioning normal road for maintenance each country. The and
Africa interconnected is the cusp of technological being a significant components
gas producer IEA construction emphasises that each enables country the must maintenance
develop its
and is transportation making plans infrastructure. to use such gas This for includes power own teams pathway to provide to a net real-time zero emission updates future. on their
generation, gasoline and industrialisation electric vehicles, and economic non-motorised growth, daily South activity, Africa’s this included economy the creation has been of the
the mobility negative options effects of such greenhouse as car-sharing gas emissions and on predominantly PotholeFixGP application.
powered by coal, which is also a
the ride-sharing environment programmes, have become undeniable. and on-demand significant contributor to the country’s economy in
ridesharing The urgency services. for action It to also mitigate includes the risk other of terms PotholeFixGP of GDP as well as employment.
climate forms of change transportation is no longer like debatable. bicycles, Between scooters, The In CSIR addition created to coal, the PotholeFixGP SA imports oil, application, gas and
1990 autonomous and 2018 vehicles, the top and five trains. emitters The concept have petroleum which can products be downloaded for its energy from the needs appropriate as the
produced of smart more mobility than 50% extends of greenhouse to designing gas upstream mobile app petroleum stores to industry supplement is still this at a solution. nascent It
emissions. infrastructure During with the dedicated same period lanes SA contributed
for specific stage. was designed The two to recent function world-class on Apple offshore and Android gas
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