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COSATU Submission: Carbon Tax Bill - Just Transition Proposals for Jobs and Green Economy

This submission discusses the realities and impacts of climate change, the need for urgent action, and the role of taxation in influencing industry and consumers. It highlights the lack of a government jobs and transition plan and presents COSATU's proposals for a just transition to a green economy. The submission also addresses the impact of climate change on workers, the challenges facing Eskom, and the potential of the carbon tax. It concludes with revenue proposals and a call for government and Nedlac accountability in implementing Jobs and Investment Plans.

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COSATU Submission: Carbon Tax Bill - Just Transition Proposals for Jobs and Green Economy

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  1. COSATU Submission: Carbon Tax Bill12 March 2019

  2. Introduction • Realities and impacts of climate change; • Need for urgent action to halt climate change; • Tax as an influencer of industry and consumers; • Lack of a government jobs and transition plan; and • COSATU proposals.

  3. Impact of Climate Change on Workers • Water crisis; • Acid mine water; • Pollution in urban and industrial areas; • Asbestos and mining communities; • Agricultural job losses & food security; • Increasing levels of skin cancer & shortened life expectancies; • Floods, rising sea levels etc; and • Fiscal burden to the state.

  4. Eskom and State Capture • NUM – renewable energy champion; • Eskom threat to retrench 5000 coal workers; • Guptas, Optimum, Tegeta, Eskom & DMR. • New job threats: • 10% job cuts by 2019; and • Longer term plans to cut Eskom jobs by 50%.

  5. Carbon Tax • Tax – an easy tool to influence the economy; • Punish polluters; • Low levels of tax, initially; • Agricultural exemptions; and • Mining industry fragility.

  6. Carbon Tax • Other climate change state interventions? • Over taxation and increasingly regressive taxes; • Lack of a government jobs plan; and • Few departmental jobs targets.

  7. COSATU Just Transition Proposals – Jobs Plans • Nedlac engagements • Presidential Jobs and Investment Summits: Just Transition Task Team • Macro and sectoral targets & plans; & • Reskilling and absorbing affected workers and communities.

  8. COSATU Just Transition Proposals - Eskom • Eskom as renewable energy producer; • Massive expansion of electricity supply to: • Export to Africa; and • Production of locally made electric cars, taxies and busses for domestic use and exports.

  9. COSATU Just Transition Proposals - Renewables • Renewable technology: • Roof tiles and road surfaces; • Require all buildings to install locally produced renewable energy and water and grey water harvesting within 5 years. • Manufacturing and export opportunities.

  10. COSATU Just Transition Proposals - Water • Water conservation plans e.g. infrastructure, alien vegetation etc. • Require all buildings to install locally produced renewable energy and water and grey water harvesting within 5 years. • Recycling of water etc. • Manufacturing and export opportunities. • Oceans. • Aquaculture.

  11. COSATU Just Transition Proposals – Transport • Public transport: • Commuter and freight trains; • Electric vehicles: • Busses; • Cars; • Bikes. • Manufacturing and export opportunities. • Paint roads white. • Biofuels.

  12. COSATU Just Transition Proposals – Land • Working on Land: • Spekboom • Reforestation; • Anti-desertification; • Biofuel. • Garden cities. • Indigenous fauna.

  13. COSATU Just Transition Proposals – Mines • Rehabilitation of mines. • Addressing acid mine water. • Technology components.

  14. COSATU Just Transition Proposals – Recycling • Expanding and building comprehensive recycling industry targeting industries and consumers: • Plastics, • Glass; • Paper, • Wood, • Tyres; • Metals; and • Refuse.

  15. COSATU Just Transition Proposals - Industries • Sustainable technology and methods for: • Agriculture, aquaculture, fishing and forestry; • Construction: cement and other materials; • Clothing: organic vs. conventionally grown fibres; • PIC green industry investments and requirements.

  16. COSATU Revenue Proposals • Carbon tax revenue invest in green economy job creation; • Green job creation incentives & rebates; • Eskom tariff hikes limited to inflation; and • Government mitigation plan for the poor e.g. VAT exempt essentials.

  17. Conclusion • Support SCOF resolution that Government and Nedlac to be called to report to Parliament quarterly on implementation of Jobs and Investment Plans

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