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Upcycling old billboards for good
Jaguar Land Rover and Continental Outdoor Media have partnered with E'Yako Green to recycle old billboards, empowering local communities... read more>>

SA's glass recycling rate increases to 40.9%

The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) celebrated yet another increase in South Africa's glass recycling rate to 40.9% for the year 2013/2014...

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Additional preferred bidders for REIPPPP Bid Window 4 announced

The additional preferred bidders for the renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme (REIPPPP) Bid Window 4 that will supply an additional 1084MW of electricity to support the national grid have been announced...

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South Africa's renewable energy plan needs a close eye

Lucy Baker

South Africa has become one of the leading destinations for renewable energy investment with an estimated R193 billion already committed...

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Musician Jack Johnson appointed UNEP goodwill ambassador
Inspirational artist and committed environmentalist, Jack Johnson, was appointed United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) goodwill ambassador during a recent ceremony on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera... read more>>
Climate Change
The pope's encyclical on climate change - will evangelicals care?

Katharine Hayhoe

Pope Francis is releasing an unprecedented encyclical this Thursday. For those in the know, it's a big deal. In Catholic terms, a papal encyclical is a formal letter that is intended to end theological debate on a given question... read more>>
Non-state actors can help fight against climate change - UN report
Initiatives by non-state actors to cut greenhouse gas emissions are becoming increasingly significant in fighting climate change, and could bring savings of close to 1.8 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2020, according to a new study by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... read more>>
Strengthening meteorological, hydrological services in Africa
An initiative to support the modernisation and strengthening of sub-Saharan African meteorological and hydrological services has been launched on 2 June in Geneva, Switzerland... read more>>
Climate change to be a game-changer
Climate change is a subject that no sector can afford to neglect. In less than six months, Paris promises to be a battlefield of agendas... read more>>
CSI & Sustainable Development
Environmental programmes lower costs - Dr Mehran Zarrebini
According to Dr Mehran Zarrebini, head of British-based PFE International, investing in environmental programmes does not raise business costs, it reduces them... read more>>
Financial benefits of green practices

Clinton Smith

Edward O Wilson said: "The great challenge of the twenty-first century is to raise people everywhere to a decent standard of living while preserving as much of the rest of life as possible." read more>>
Infrastructure key to Africa's sustainable development
Infrastructure investment spending has quadrupled, exports have increased and Africa is receiving a growing share of foreign direct investment... read more>>
Cape Quarter tenant reshuffle makes way for Deloitte's new IT Innovation Centre
Through a creative reshuffle of tenants at the Cape Quarter, Spire Property Management has succeeded in creating additional lettable space within this increasingly popular centre... read more>>
Ecotourism & Biodiversity
Using satellite connectivity to support sustainable farming
Although not yet listed as an endangered species, Roan antelope numbers have drastically reduced across Africa in recent years... read more>>
Bakwena partners EWT to support nature conservation
Bakwena N1N4 toll concession has announced a further partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) to roll out two additional projects... read more>>
Environmental Impacts
[Source Africa 2015] Wearing your heart on your sleeve

Nicci Botha

Whether shopping for something as simple as a pair of jeans or that must-have fashion item, the average consumer doesn't give much thought to... read more>>
APO announces the winner of the 2015 APO Energy Media Award
Kofi Adu Domfeh from Ghana has been selected as the first place winner of the 2015 APO Energy Media Award... read more>>
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Kofi Annan supports G7 statement on renewable investments in Africa
The Africa Progress Panel has welcomed the commitment made by the G7 to make deep cuts in emissions and to phase out of fossil fuels by the end of the century... read more>>
Ackermans challenges retailers to save electricity
Ackermans recently participated in a BBC radio debate about the future of Africa's energy supply... read more>>
Rhino Ridge lodge powered by Schneider Electric solar system
AdSolar EPC chose photovoltaic (PV) innovation by the specialist in energy management, Schneider Electric, to power the creation of a new 22-room Rhino Ridge luxury game lodge bordering the Hluhluwe Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal... read more>>
BKB selects First Solar for rooftop energy plant
Agri business BKB Limited has selected First Solar's advanced module technology to power a new rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant... read more>>
International
Roadmap for UAE biofuel industry presented
Etihad Airways, together with Boeing, Total, Takreer and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, recently launched a joint industry roadmap for the sustainable production of aviation biofuels in the United Arab Emirates... read more>>
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Africa
Kenya wildlife rangers launch secure radios to outwit poachers
Kenyan wildlife officers launched a secure radio system on Wednesday, 10 June 2015, in their battle to protect elephants and rhinos, aiming to outwit poachers who listen in on wardens' communications... read more>>
Ethiopia to cut carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2030
Ethiopia has set targets to slash carbon emissions by two-thirds within the next 15 years, the most ambitious goal so far presented to an upcoming UN climate change conference in Paris... read more>>
Eco-friendly Engen for RĂ©union
Engen, the African energy multinational, is planning to build an eco-friendly service station in RĂ©union... read more>>
More Africa
Business
The latest trends in web design that are irresistibly awesome

Manas Kumar

Web technology marches on to the drumming sound of various cultures of innovation. With each beat, it makes progress and reforms the way the web is done... read more>>
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GCX Africa - 25 Aug 2015 to 26 Aug 2015, Cape Town

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