The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has gazetted draft regulation on 18 July 2014 with respect to the mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Government has indicated that companies will need to calculate and report on...
Through funding from the British High Commission’s Prosperity Programme, the development of a second phase of a carbon trading study for South Africa is underway. Promethium Carbon published a report in March 2014 on the potential structuring...
Earth sciences and water consultancy Umvoto Africa is undertaking a two-year study funded by the Water Research Commission (WRC) to examine rural attitudes towards climate change and how the rural communities can increase their resilience. A pilot...
By Patrick Forbes, professional assistant: Litigation Department at Garlicke & Bousfield The recent publication of the Carbon Tax Policy Paper has once again ignited debate on the issue of a carbon tax across numerous sectors of society. This...