The South African government has pledged to continue contributing to address the climate change emergency. In a statement to the United Nations Secretary-General on the occasion of the Climate Summit in New York, President Cyril Ramaphosa said...
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has urged government to ensure that environmental taxes be clearly linked to real changes in behaviour. OUTA’s Executive Director, Dr Heinrich Volmink, made the call at a seminar on carbon tax organised by...
Carbon tax is imminent in South Africa and it is slated to affect all industries. It is apparent that phase 1 of the carbon tax will penalise companies whose primary source of emission is energy generation. The obvious conclusion is then that using...
On 22 April people around the globe celebrated Earth Day, calling for better global ecological awareness. Ahead of this year’s event, Western Cape MEC for environmental affairs and development planning Anton Bredell called on South Africans to do...
#EarthDay is an annual call to arms for the public to learn more about the beauty of the world and the dangers threatening the natural order. The celebration on April 22 every year sees the participation of hundreds of millions of people across...
Earth Day is celebrated annually on 22 April. Now in its 49th year, Earth Day is one of the largest observances in the world with one billion people in 192 countries participating in activities each year. ‘Protect Our Species’, the theme for this...
Scaling-up renewable energy combined with electrification could deliver more than three quarters of the energy-related emission reductions needed to meet global climate goals. According to the latest edition of the International Renewable Energy...
The Minister of Environmental Affairs Minister, Nomvula Mokonyane, has gazetted the Integrated Environmental Management Plan (IEMP) for Phase 1 of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in South Africa. Commenting on the IEMP Takalani Nemaungani, the...
Millions of students from across the world marched through the streets calling for world leaders to act against climate change. The mostly teenaged protesters marched with banners reading “save our future”. For more on the story we are...
