The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) issued a notice governing the submission of “Subsequent Pollution Prevention Plans” under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004: National Pollution...
Government’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) will result in thousands of South Africans dying prematurely because of pollution from coal fired power stations. This is according to a written and oral submission from environmental justice organisation...
In South Africa, transport currently accounts for 10,8% of the country’s total Greenhouse Gases (CHG), of which 91,2% is from road transport. Aim, from now, to convert 5% of the public and national sector fleet in the first five years to...
The Montreal Protocol is proving effective in combating ozone depletion and climate change. The ozone layer is well on track to recovery in the next few decades thanks to concerted international action against ozone depleting substances, according...
The November 2013 United Nations climate change conference identified human actions as the dominant cause of global warming and highlighted anurgent need to reduce carbon emissions by at least 4% per annum in order to stay within the global carbon...
The City of Cape Town has as of the first quarter of this year started rolling out Phase 2 of its home composting research project. “This is in line with ongoing investigations into waste minimisation as part of our commitment to being a caring...
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) announced in Osaka, Japan, that urgent action is needed to head off the threat to the environment and human health. There is a global waste crisis, they said, as approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of...
Mpact Recycling reports that paper recycling has grown almost exponentially, with the volume of paper recovered for recycling in South Africa increasing by almost a third in the last ten years. At this rate, it can be around 63% by 2017. This,...
With the announcement of a likely carbon tax to come into effect in the 2013/2014 tax year during this year’s Budget Speech, South African business has expressed concern and dissatisfaction. However, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan indicated that...
