LCP4805 ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 1 2025 – FULLY ANSWERED

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LCP4805 Assignment 1 Semester 1 | Due 27 March 2025. All questions answered. Question 1
1. List and provide examples of environmental sector-specific legislation that addresses (directly
or indirectly) climate change issues in South Africa.
Question 2
2. In Sustaining the Wild Coast NPC and Others v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
and Others (3491/2021) [2021] ZAECGHC 118; [20221 1 All SA 796 (ECG); 2022 (2) SA 585
(ECG) (28 December 2021), the litigants relied on, inter alia, their Indigenous rights and
knowledge to oppose Shell’s employment of a 3D seismic survey in the country’s south- eastern
coastal waters. In this context, answer the following question. Did Shell petroleum fulfil the
requirements of the public participation/consultation process? Motivate your answer in full by
referring to:
 Applicable environmental legislation generally and within the ElA process, and
 Specific paragraphs in the judgment.
Question 3
3. The notion of a just energy transition speaks to the need to gradually move away from fossil
fuels concerning energy production towards more sustainable sources of energy — such as solar
and wind energy.
3.1. What existential threat informs the need for a just energy transition?
3.2. What has been identified as drivers for the said threat as well as its impacts and indicators
(list three indicators)?