Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel and cement production grew to a record high of 36 billion tonnes in 2013. According to the Global Carbon Project’s 2014 Carbon Budget, fossil fuel CO2 emissions are projected to increase 2.5% in 2014, bringing...
The winners of the 2014 Eco-Logic Awards were announced last week at The Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng. Celebrities, senior government officials, representatives from municipalities and the private sector, environmental NGOs and NPOs as well as...
In 2013, six leading Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) provided approximately $24 billion in financing for projects in developing and emerging economies that address the challenges of climate change, says the third annual joint MDB report on...
It was billed as the biggest climate march in history with figures being put at more than 100 000 people. The marchers in New York on Sunday brought traffic to a virtual standstill and some shops had to be shut for hours as throngs of...
Deputy Minister of Labour Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa told the 2014 Master Builders’ Association Congress that the department is deeply concerned about occupational health and safety standards in the building and construction sector. “Lately,...
The MEC for Education Reginah Mhaule will today unveil the Schools Sanitation Project at Lehlasedi Secondary School in Shatale. The department has, in its school infrastructure programme for 2014, prioritised the improvement and rehabilitation of...
Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane has supported a call urging municipalities to improve their management systems. Chairing an interactive panel discussion on collaborative governance, planning and delivery during the Presidential...
Rand Water, in collaboration with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), recently unveiled its new Water Wise demonstration garden at Pretoria National Botanical Gardens. The garden has been designed to educate the public on...
South Africa is over-exploiting its freshwater resources and water scarcity may shortly emerge as one of the most significant constraints on South Africa’s human-development prospects. This is according to African Futures Paper 11 titled “Parched...
