How to Identify Business Opportunities and Use Carbon Credits Background Energy Efficiency South Africa is the largest contributor to the African Continents GHG emissions.Due to the fact that South Africa has an extremely energy intensive economy and a very high dependence on coal for the generation of primary energy, South Africa is one of the most carbon emission-intensive countries in the World.This, coupled with historically low electricity prices, has resulted in substantial energy inefficiencies throughout the various sectors in our economy.South Africa could benefit substantially from the implementation of renewable energy to address the challenges towards clean energy, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation.Project Implementation Given the backdrop discussed above it was found that Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy were not business as usual in South Africa.The projects financial viability were not that attractive considering the fact that the alternative coal generated electricity was so cheap.In order to get this market of the ground it was important to understand and unlock the possibilities of accessing the potential Carbon Revenue streams associated with these clean energy production activities.