Drought places SA wildlife industry under threat
Drought has placed South Africa’s wildlife industry under threat. In just the last three years, the Northern Cape has lost more than two-thirds of its game. Source:...
climate change
Climate Justice Charter draft launched
A draft Climate Justice Charter has been launched at a climate justice conference. Vishwas Satgar, talks about the charter and how it will aid the worldwide dialogue on climate change. Vishwas, is the co-founder of the Climate Justice Charter...
South Africa committed to climate change interventions
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...
SA has collected R90bn in environmental taxes, but has this helped the environment?
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...
The carrot and stick approaches to emission management in SA
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...
Earth Day triggers call for better waste management
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...
Ask not what your planet can do for you, but what you can do for your planet
#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...
Five ways to tread a little lighter this Earth Day
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...
Renewables key for a climate-safe future
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...
