Hydrogen is predicted to play a leading role in the energy transition towards a low-carbon economy. As an alternative to fossil fuels like oil and coal, it could be key for tackling climate change in future...
South Africa's Low Emission Development Strategy, backed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, was formulated last year and commits to moving towards a goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050...
Ntombifuthi Ntuli 28 Apr 2021
One day after the country suffered another bout of load shedding, President Cyril Ramaphosa once again reiterated the importance of a reliable power supply in growing South Africa's economy in his Sona...
2019 was the hottest year on record, not only in South Africa, but across the globe. Impacts of this are severe...
Liteboho Makhele 5 Feb 2021
Applications are now open for The Global Young Innovators Programme - an exciting opportunity for young South African entrepreneurs and innovators to gain support for their business idea while tackling global issues...
Airtel Networks Zambia has partnered with Ericsson on a 'Product Take-Back' program to minimise the potential environmental impact associated with the disposal of decommissioned electrical equipment...
A new review of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) most recent economic policy advice for five countries with ongoing coal sector expansions show it is green-lighting fossil fuel expansion...
With Covid-19 having accelerated the need for socio-economic development, sustainability and societal impact continue to gain traction and recognition among the investment management and investor communities alike...
Sustainability has become somewhat of a buzzword in recent years and for good reason. From best practise and sustainability within the workplace to multinational manufacturers going green, the increasing importance of it is all around us...
Issued by Topco Media 16 Sep 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken us back to a time where the world didn't have poor air quality and greenhouse gases. As countries worldwide went into lockdown, a noticeable difference in our environment began to emerge.
Mongezi Veti 25 Jun 2020
An important window of opportunity exists during the development of South Africa's Covid-19 recovery plans to drive a simultaneous transition to a sustainable, inclusive, resilient, just and resource-efficient society...
Henk Sa 25 Jun 2020
Technology has the potential to fundamentally transform societies. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and broadband are becoming central to the societal developments around the world...
Donald Waigumbulizi 22 May 2020
The Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (IRP2019) is the latest addition to the array of legal instruments South Africa has adopted to transition to a low-carbon economy and as part of its commitment to adapt to and mitigate against climate change under the international climate change framework...
Gillian Niven, Paula-Ann Novotny and Jeanique Pretorius 12 Nov 2019
Leaders in the South African mining industry came together at the Joburg Indaba to discuss key issues around the current economic and regulatory environment...
Climate change is one of the most pressing sustainability challenges investors are facing today. It presents a systemic risk that is very difficult for investors to diversify away...
Carolina Minio-Paluello 29 Jul 2019
Since government launched the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) in 2011, green power projects have become increasingly appealing investments...
There's been a shift in the mining industry from the linear extractive, consumption-based economic model that characterised the last century, to a new paradigm focused on sustainability through restorative and regenerative business practices...
Gargi Mishra 18 Jul 2019
The long-awaited Carbon Tax Bill, which is due to be implemented on 1 June 2019, will have a considerable impact on many of the large corporates that are currently operating in South Africa...
The automotive industry has emphatically joined the green movement over the past decade...
South Africa's power utility Eskom is in crisis. In recent weeks, this has been brought home to South Africa's 58 million citizens as major power cuts hit the country...
Jacklyn Cock 28 Feb 2019
This year, climate change topped off the agenda at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland...
Rumina Dhalla 21 Feb 2019
2018 was a year of paradox. The scientific signals of global warming are significantly stronger. The frequency, intensity and cost of weather impacts escalates. But the backtracking and general malaise...
Simon Clarke 4 Jan 2019
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has tabled the Carbon Tax Bill in Parliament, giving effect to the announcements made in the 2017 and 2018 Budget statements...
Guarantees covering 90% of investments made by Scatec Solar ASA for constructing, ownership, operation and maintenance of six solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants in South Africa, have been issued by Miga...
Solar panels, electric vehicles and wind turbines are all essential for tackling climate change and ensuring sustainable development. However, there is a dark side to this technology...
As companies move to get rid of single-use plastic bags and bans on microbeads are coming into force...
Thomas Neitzert 2 Aug 2018
The new phase of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) was launched on Thursday, 21 June...
The "tragedy of the horizons," a term coined by Canada's Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, has been haunting the financial sector ever since climate change began posing serious threats to the planet...
Olaf Weber and Vasundhara Saravade 17 Jan 2018
The development of oil, gas and coal energy must stop in order to avoid the worst ravages of global warming, 80 top economists said Thursday, 7 December, days ahead of a climate summit in Paris...
Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says South Africa is committed to its long-term vision of transitioning to an environmentally sustainable, climate change resilient, low-carbon economy and just society...
The EU struck a deal on Thursday, 9 November, to overhaul Europe's carbon market after 2021, hailing it as a key step toward meeting its pledges to cut greenhouse gases under the Paris climate agreement...
SANParks has made R18.1m available for the development of the Dawid Kruiper Rest Camp within the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park as agreed to in 2015 by SANParks and the ‡Khomani San...
The global food system has been operating in post-truth mode for decades. Having constructed food scarcity as a justification for a second Green Revolution, Big Agriculture now employs...
Alana Mann 6 Jul 2017
On July 7, G20 leaders will gather in Hamburg for their annual meeting. One likely outcome: another clash over climate change between the host government, Germany, and United States president Donald Trump...
Niklas Höhne, Andrew Marquard, William Wills 4 Jul 2017
Eskom's delay in signing power purchase agreements with renewable IPPs could result in manufacturers going out of business...
The two successful bidders for the first coal-based independent power producer (IPP) programme have been announced...
South Africa and Africa's largely untapped natural gas supply could lead to radical transformation of the continent...
Webb Meko 12 Jan 2016
The Ericsson Mobility Report, launched 17 November, reveals a significant increase in mobile video consumption, which is driving nearly six times higher traffic volumes per smartphone in North America and Europe (2015 to 2021)...
Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, is one of the winners of the United Nation's highest environmental accolades for leading the private sector towards sustainability...
Climate change is the greatest challenge to human health, according to the recent Lancet Commission report which calls for action...
Dora Marinova and Talia Raphaely 7 Jul 2015
The Treasury is sticking to its guns about implementing the carbon tax from next year, dashing the hopes of business that there might be further delays...
Linda Ensor 9 Apr 2015
PRETORIA: A new R1.5bn Solar Power Plant, near Kimberly, is expected to contribute immensely to the country's rising energy demands, says the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
The Treasury has released a discussion paper on carbon offsetting for public comment as it prepares for the introduction of a carbon tax in 2016.
Sue Blaine 2 May 2014
PRETORIA: The National Treasury has published a paper for public comment outlining proposals for a carbon offset scheme that will enable businesses to lower their carbon tax liability and make investments that will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) recently pledged its support for the 49M initiative. SANEDI is a government agency mandated to encourage a transition to a low-carbon economy in South Africa.
The urgent need for change in how businesses operate is now abundantly clear to any business leader looking to future-proof a company.
International aviation and tourism are inextricably linked. What you call passengers, we call tourists, and that includes both business and leisure travellers. Aviation is the midwife for more than 50% of international tourist arrivals and 70% of all tourism receipts worldwide. But the inverse is, of course, also true: Tourism is also a "midwife" for air transport growth.
23 of South Africa's most distinguished artists have offered some of their finest works for a charity art auction in support of WWF-SA. The auction will take place on Tuesday, 17 September 2013 in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has told a nuclear meeting underway in Johannesburg that concerns over increases in the price of coal and global warming compel South Africa to move away from over-reliance on coal-fired power generation.