The LTMS is acknowledged as being the “foundation” of South African climate mitigation policy, both domestically and internationally. However the extent to which climate mitigation implementation has become a reality in the country is questionable. The LTMS also provided the inspiration for the Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios (MAPS) Programme which facilitated similar processes being run in Chile, Colombia, Peru and Brazil. Given this influence of the LTMS both within South Africa and in the developing world more broadly, the MAPS’ research team wished to deepen the understanding of the process, and the role it has played in South African mitigation policy subsequently. The researchers approached this task by reviewing the LTMS process. The objectives were primarily exploratory and descriptive, and drew on academic public policy and administration literature to provide theoretical structure to the analysis. The researchers tentatively suggest that aspects of the findings may be relevant to countries wishing to advance and deepen climate mitigation policy.
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