Eskom’s use of ashes for beauty
Eskom produces around 34 million tonnes of Type 3 hazardous coal ash, every year. The ash is a by-product of coal-fired power generation. On Thursday, Eskom announced it has built…
ECCEF wants Government & Industry to think about future disasters
The Eastern Cape’s 20 community organisations, members of the Province’s Combined Environmental Forum (ECCEF), want the Government and industry, to think practically about the future of disasters, using the recent…
Prince William’s Earthshot coming to Cape Town in November
About 15 finalists are up for 5 prizes of £1 million, to be awarded at the Earthshot Awards Ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday 6 November. This was…
Critical minerals to back the Just Energy Transition
President Ramaphosa, said South Africa is committed to contributing its fair share to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and adapting to and mitigating the impacts of climate change. He said South…
How “shutdown on demand” has saved birds
Clarissa Mars, Senior Biodiversity Team Leader, at Engie, a renewable energy company in the Western Cape, leads a project called “shutdown on demand.” The project was implemented in December 2020,…
Aspiring timber architects shine at UP Timber Awards
A combination of intensifying climate change and accelerating urbanisation is making wood more and more attractive as a building material, the University of Pretoria, said in a statement, about its…
SA scientists leading global initiatives
Dr Sandile Malinga, Group Executive, of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Council (CSIR) and Sives Govender, research group leader for Spatial Information Systems, were invited to serve as…
“Mission 300” to power up 300 million Africans by 2030
Oganizations have expressed excitement, at the announcement of the “Mission 300” project. The project, is a partnership between the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank, to provide access…
$125 billion for climate action raised todate
The amount for funding climate action, is estimated at an amount of about $125 billion. This amount was organized by various global financiers, including the African Development Bank, Asian Development…
So close, yet so far…
All the global efforts to reduce emissions, have fallen short, missing the target, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Science evidence based findings point to a…