The use of earthworms in waste management
South Africa is currently experiencing enormous environmental problems such as degraded soils, polluted groundwater and air, which have led to a serious global problem – greenhouse gas. But earthworm...
View ArticleDEA drives emissions report
by Harmke Immink, director at carbon advisory firm Promethium Carbon Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and emission reductions from the South African economy have been collected and reported in various...
View ArticleBan on food trash to landfill in a bid to reduce methane gas
When you don’t clean your plate, microbes feast. And Americans are awfully good at feeding microbes, wasting some 222 million metric tons of food a year. That’s a quarter of […]
View ArticleSA’s Cabinet endorses carbon capture
South Africa’s Cabinet approved a carbon capture and storage (CSS) roadmap for the storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep geological formations. CCS has been identified in the South African […]
View ArticleCarbon credits to improve municipal service delivery
Standard Bank has registered with the clean development mechanism (CDM) executive board of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), under the Kyoto Protocol, a programme of...
View ArticlePwC’s Jayne Mammatt says sustainability makes money on products
A new method of integrated accounting and reporting will allow companies to place a monetary value on the environmental effects of their products, says professional services firm PwC. “A paradigm […]
View ArticleFinancial challenges hamper climate change
Africa faces severe financial challenges in adapting to climate change. This is the view expressed in a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which was launched recently. The […]
View ArticleUnpacking SA’s carbon tax policy
By Happy Masondo (director at Werksmans Attorneys) South Africa’s strategy to make a contribution towards greenhouse gas emission mitigation was adopted by the government in 2011 when the cabinet...
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DEA drives emissions report
by Harmke Immink, director at carbon advisory firm Promethium Carbon Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and emission reductions from the South African economy have been collected and reported in various...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ban on food trash to landfill in a bid to reduce methane gas
When you don’t clean your plate, microbes feast. And Americans are awfully good at feeding microbes, wasting some 222 million metric tons of food a year. That’s a quarter of our food. Much of that...
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SA’s Cabinet endorses carbon capture
South Africa’s Cabinet approved a carbon capture and storage (CSS) roadmap for the storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep geological formations. CCS has been identified in the South African...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Carbon credits to improve municipal service delivery
Standard Bank has registered with the clean development mechanism (CDM) executive board of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), under the Kyoto Protocol, a programme of...
View ArticlePwC’s Jayne Mammatt says sustainability makes money on products
A new method of integrated accounting and reporting will allow companies to place a monetary value on the environmental effects of their products, says professional services firm PwC. “A paradigm shift...
View ArticleThe use of earthworms in waste management
South Africa is currently experiencing enormous environmental problems such as degraded soils, polluted groundwater and air, which have led to a serious global problem – greenhouse gas. But earthworm...
View ArticleFinancial challenges hamper climate change
Africa faces severe financial challenges in adapting to climate change. This is the view expressed in a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which was launched recently. The report...
View ArticleUnpacking SA’s carbon tax policy
By Happy Masondo (director at Werksmans Attorneys) South Africa’s strategy to make a contribution towards greenhouse gas emission mitigation was adopted by the government in 2011 when the cabinet...
View ArticleContaining costs
Africa’s first refrigerated test chamber for the refrigerated transport sector would not only reduce greenhouse gases, but also lower the fuel consumption of refrigerated units, learns Tristan Wiggill....
View ArticleRevised Carbon Tax Bill introduced to Parliament
Last week the Minister of Finance introduced the revised Carbon Tax Bill to Parliament. The Bill takes into account feedback received during the Parliamentary hearings on the December 2017 draft Bill...
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