Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosphere to deflect sunlight and heat?Keith studies our climate, and the many ideas...
The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Education and Training Authority (merSETA), in association with Plastics SA, has launched an innovative pilot study with the aim of developing a better understanding of the shape and size of the...
Waste generation is a part of life and possibly, the greatest contributor to the human race’s carbon footprint. In most industries, waste is unavoidable and not necessarily harmless. Managing waste must therefore become an integral part of a...
Greener fuel will finally come to South Africa with the announcement by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) that R5.1 billion will be made available to develop liquid biofuels. The money will be used to support the production of 300...
Reuters reports that leaders of a fledgling UN green fund have agreed to select a headquarters this year as part of a plan to oversee billions of dollars in aid to help developing nations fight global warming. The meeting, which lasted over three...
The Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE) has announced that Prof LJ Grobler is the winner in the Green Industry Leader category of the Green Supply Chain Awards. Grobler is a founding member of the Southern African Association...
Nigeria will continue to have problems with its energy sector because of its inability to develop a long-term vision that links energy access with industrial transformation, says Dr Kandeh Yumkella, the director general of the United Nations...
Two South African projects have been chosen in the 100 most innovative and inspiring urban infrastructure projects in the world in the KPMG Global Infrastructure Practice. This is a remarkable feat for the country as sustainable urban...
Camilla Howard and Michael Baretta will be spending seven months from October 2012 to April 2013 traversing 3 300km of South African coastline on foot. With bins on their backs, these social-change adventurers plan to clean up the beaches and put a...
