World Bank debt disaster climate
It is a fact that country debt hinders economic growth. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), insurmountable debt, can cause countries to lose market access and incur more costs…
The Green Book
The Green Book provides a risk profile of each City extensively and mitigation mechanisms against climate change effects and other hazards. It was introduced at the Sustainable Cities Summit, organized…
Rands and sense of Solar PV
About 90% of renewable energy jobs are generated during the construction phase. This is a period of between 12 – 24 months. This is one of the challenges facing the…
#EarlyWarningsForAll: 60 more countries to benefit in 2023
60 more countries to benefit in 2023 from the work of the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) steering committee. The committee in Copenhagen on the 20-21 June 2023. The adopted…
Media Statement :Green Hydrogen Economy
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck have signed a joint declaration of intent to establish the South African German Hydrogen…
Sever weather warning issued by Weather SA
THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW: 2023-06-27 ISSUED AT 16:00 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS: ======================= IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS: A. A yellow level 4 warning for…
Biodiversity offset guidelines now available
South Africa’s first National Biodiversity Offset Guideline has been published for implementation. “Biodiversity offsetting, which forms part of the mitigation hierarchy envisioned in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) principles,…
Some interesting technologies to tackle pollution in rivers
These are some interesting technologies used to clean up rivers around the world. 1. The trash wheel 2. “Moringa by Landmarken” garbage collection boat. 3.Designed Conscious 4. Shared by Plastic…
Spotlight on certification of ocean ventures
The imploding of the Titan submersible, an activity to explore the Titanic shipwreck, owned by Ocean Gates (am American tourism company), raises questions about the safety of ocean adventure activities.…
Green Hydrogen Partnerships
The Energy Council of South Africa, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and TNO have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) during the Green Energy Transition & Green Hydrogen…