Scale up of renewable energy if SA is to meet global warming targets
South Africa stands a 50% chance of meeting targets to keep global warming at no more than 1.5 degree celcius. This is if recommendations by the net zero committee, part…
Plastic is two faced
The one ugly face appeared back in 2017, when a large nurdle spill resulted in 47 tons lost off a containership near Durban, during a storm. The clean-up was paid…
Afrik21: Egypt’s solar-powered desalination plant
KarmWater inaugurated a new water desalination plant in Marsa Alam on 29 May 2023. The plant, located 747.3 km from the Egyptian capital Cairo, is the result of a partnership…
Here comes the pressure and this is why
Discussion about Simon Sharpe’s book, Five times faster, delves into the science and economics of climate change. Click here for more: https://youtu.be/da4n6oPcAWY
More water samples underway in Hammanskraal
About 163 patients went to Jubilee hospital, in Themba Hammanskraal, with diarrhoea and vomiting, amounting to 23 patients per day. The number of lives claimed by cholera was 17 in…
What does the current climate finance landscape look like?
Ahead of the #GlobalStocktake of the Paris Agreement at #COP28, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung DC reports trends and impacts of multilateral climate funds and their role in securing a more resilient and sustainable…
Balance expectations about aquifers” writes Wits Professor of hydrology
Wits hydrogeologist Prof. Tamiru Abiye is a National Research Foundation-rated scholar and winner of the 2021/22 NSTF-South32 TW Kambule Researcher Award. Prof Tamiru Abiye won the NSTF South 32 Researcher…
Update on the cholera outbreak in South Africa by Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla
The current outbreak of Cholera disease in South Africa can be traced from the first two cases reported by Gauteng Province on 5 February 2023. This is the case of…
In a South African context: Loans or grants?
Is it loans or grants that are needed by developing countries to address the loss of biodiversity and mitigate the effects of climate change? Read this article and share your…