Spotlight on plastic
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste report published this week, illustrates initiatives against plastic waste are progressing. CEO of the Alliance, Jacob Duer, wrote to stakeholders this week, “For me,…
Total solar eclipse
Citizens of the world, get to watch the moon passing between the earth and the sun, blocking the sun’s view. This earth wonder happens every 12 years. In South Africa,…
Africa no longer the carbon sink of the world
Carbon emitting levels on the continent of Africa are on the rise.In just nine years, between 2010 and 2019, Africa became a net carbon source, from being a net carbon…
Warmest ocean recorded ever
New ocean temperature records were broken every day for a year, according to the US National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) and the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer. This for…
Record level temperature in 2023
The year 2023 was the warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed in a report released this week, titled “”Our State of the Climate Report 2023.” Some…
Tswelopele is the Cleanest Municipality
Tswelopele Municipality is officially the cleanest in the Free State. The Municipality was awarded a cash price of about R 3million rands. Mantsopa municipality came second and Dihlabeng third. 18…
Back to basics if carbon markets are to take off.
“We need to start investing in projects that protect grasslands if we want to see progress with carbon credits” these are the words of Dr Claire Davis-Reddy, from the International…
How will mines be closed?
South Africa has 230 operating mines, according to the Water Research Commission (WRC).These include coal, platinum and chrome mines, among others. Over 6 million people live in urban and rural…
Her Eco Green Gold wins
“Her Eco Green Gold” came out tops at this year’s Mining Innovation and Research competition, held as part of the Mining Indaba, in Cape Town. Grace Akinyi, Founder of Women…
Council releases geochemical data
As the world journeys to a carbon zero target, relatively cleaner electricity technologies include batteries, electric vehicles (EV), solar panels, windfarms, and transmission lines. According to the Peterson Institute for…