Why carbon pollution will get worse in 2019
The Paris climate agreement aimed to curb global carbon emissions when it was signed in 2016, but according to studies it seems atmospheric carbon pollution has actually got worse. Source: ODN
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New research: Biodegradable bags might actually not biodegrade?
Researchers from the International Marine Litter Research Unit at Plymouth University in the United Kingdom have published new research in Environmental Science and Technology showing that biodegradable bags can hold a full load of shopping three...
groundWork launched High Court proceedings against Environmental Affairs Minister and the President
Environmental justice group groundWork, represented by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), has launched High Court proceedings against Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane and the President of South Africa to set aside...
Institute of Waste Management supports the arrest of individuals for waste tender fraud
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) supports the recent arrest of nine individuals, including two eThekwini municipal officials, for their involvement in waste tender fraud totaling R 208 million. The IWMSA has also...
Reducing carbon emissions while improving health is economically attractive
The findings of a new study involving researchers from IIASA, Princeton and several other institutions looked into the question of how much the current generation should invest in reducing carbon emissions for the benefit of future generations....
Concrete contribution to solar energy
As of 30 January 2019, a new source of solar power is boosting Eskom’s national grid from the Northern Cape town of Kathu, where a R12 billion generation plant has achieved commercial operation, following two years of construction that saw almost...
UWC-based initiative exploring how to clean up SA’s filthy cities
A UWC-based initiative is set to explore how to clean up some of South Africa’s filthiest cities. The Department of Science and Technology (DST), with the support of the Department of Environmental Affairs and the South African Local...
Former construction giant Group Five puts three units up for sale in business rescue plan
Group Five is preparing a sale of three of its biggest subsidiaries as the former construction giant races to salvage what it can from bankruptcy proceedings. One of the Johannesburg-based company’s business rescue practitioners, David Lake said in...
KZN will be ready for #Elections2019 despite infrastructure damage from floods
The KwaZulu-Natal department of cooperative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) assured the public that the province would be able to conduct national elections despite recent devastating floods. Severe flooding damaged access roads to some...
Businesses to sue Eskom over losses suffered during load-shedding
Law firm De Beer Attorneys said on Monday that more than 400 local organisations, enterprises and small businesses had joined a class action lawsuit against Eskom. The law firm said it was now preparing a damages claim for individual businesses who...
