Towards a more resilient South African energy system
SA is supposed to be a developmental state, yet the intentions that inform our energy policy are at odds with reality, writes Glenn Ashton
Eskom energy efficiency scheme curtailed in hard times
Financial constraints have cut back the energy efficiency programme Eskom has run since 2004, the power utility says
Biscuit blackout as Eskom hits crisis
Treasury and Department of Public Enterprises are locked in negotiations to bail out Eskom
Solar water heater rebate uncertainty
Discontinuation of Eskom’s solar water heater rebate programme has put pressure on manufacturers, says Industrial Development Corporation
SA asked to abandon carbon tax plan
Seifsa chief says SA cannot afford ‘well-meaning’ international protocols on environmental matters
Hustle to green is on in South Africa’s cities
South Africa’s top firms have found a stylish way to be environmentally conscious in their buildings, writes Sue Blaine
Firms ‘abusing law’ on air quality standards compliance
Law allows firms to defer compliance with air quality standards if they are purchasing equipment that will reduce air pollution
There is light at the end of the renewable power tunnel
Evidence indicates that investment in the renewable energy sector in Africa, and in SA, faces a clean, well-lit future, writes Paul Semple
Report says world ‘ill prepared’ for climate change
World will need far tougher curbs on greenhouse gases to keep global warming from exceeding a promised ceiling, draft UN report shows
How to solve cities’ great problem of water supply
While potholes and road washaways are considerable problems, our biggest water challenge in SA is water scarcity and increasing the efficiency of water use, writes Francis Gibbons
Market supremacy: why we need to rethink the idea of corporations
To talk of the market as a singular phenomenon is to obscure market activity that is diverse as well as divided in its nature, writes Saliem FakirEconomics is a sub-set of ecology (not the other way round)
We’re in for some lessons to live and work within nature’s limits, writes Hugh TyrrellCommuter trip reduction makes business sense
There has been insufficient encouragement to make better use of the vehicles already on our roads, writes Daniel ClaassenSustainability: the times they aren’t a-changing
We are at a point where the need for change has never been stronger, yet the change we require remains out of reach, writes Joss Tantram
The price of sustainability and doing business fairly
Guilt-free shopping and sustainable business practices are ‘hot’ trends for 2014. About time, writes Shauneen ProcterWhat do we do when money (and everything else) runs out?
The world is locked into a linear framework fuelled by short-termism, writes Verena BitzerCarbon tax: all stick, no carrot?
Government should ring-fence revenue from carbon tax to boost green economy, writes Kevin James
Sustainability-driven entrepreneurs rise against the odds
A lesser-known breed of entrepreneur may well be the answer to SA’s economic and employment woes, writes Laura BerghGerman firm teams up with SA’s WKN Windcurrent, with eye on wind farms
Venture awaits word on whether bid to develop two plants will get go-ahead from Department of Energy
India combines oil, environment ministries
Joint portfolio shocks green activists, pleases industry, write Frank Jack Daniel and Nidhi Verma
Plenty still to do in conservation
After five decades in the field, pillar of the green community worries about SA’s biodiversity, writes Sue Blaine
Sustainable investing comes of age
The idea of analysing companies using more than just financial indicators has moved into the mainstream, writes Nerina Visser
GREENING CASE STUDY: Dulux
In an approach titled ‘Step towards Greener’, Dulux South Africa has set a number of goals to entrench sustainability across its operations
Energy-intensive firms in Europe may get state aid
European Union considering allowing state aid to energy-intensive industries to help with cost of boosting renewable energy
African renewable energy fund targets $200m by year-end
Africa Renewable Energy Fund, which aims to invest in projects in sub-Saharan Africa, has raised $100m and expects to double that this year
Absurd adherence to climate change doctrines
If one dares question the doctrine, the reaction from true believers is immediate, writes Tom Harris
Obama, Hollande push for climate pact
Presidents urge more clean energy partnerships to create jobs, as well as support for developing countries as they shift to low-carbon energy
Government expected to give more clarity on carbon tax
Do not underestimate complexity of creating links between departments involved in pricing mechanism, write Izak Swart and Barry Drotsche
Wind energy wafts into SA’s power grid from west coast
Umoya Energy’s 37-turbine Hopefield wind farm certified fully operational, starts generating electricity
Opinion
Subsidy hunting continues apace
David Gleason
Supporters of renewable energy are looking for new arguments to justify subsidies and tax breaks
Opinion
Climate change band plays on
Stephen Mulholland
There can be no doubt that insatiable politicians and civil servants see global warming alarm as a means to extract yet more tax revenue from private sector
More headlines
- Are we ready to seize green opportunities?
- Mining company works on preventing further pollution of water in Kruger
- HERALD TRIBUNE: Keep nuclear momentum
- Sustainability, not a new bill, will fix SA’s infrastructure
- Germany mulls cut in green energy aid
- Faulty science will lead to poor decisions
- WWF chooses Cape Town as Earth Hour capital
- GREENING CASE STUDY: Volkswagen SA: Think Blue. Factory
- THE GUARDIAN: Cameron leads dash for gas
- Government to press ahead with nuclear build plan
- Cape Town to launch solar water heater accreditation programme
- SIMON LINCOLN READER: Greenpeace misses chance to expose Russians as hypocrites
- Carbon tax will help curb emissions
- Climate-change denialists cherry-pick facts to confirm their ‘truth’
- DAVID LE PAGE: Denialists’ disdain for science is a vital human rights issue
- SIMON LINCOLN READER: The price of idealistic thinking
- Index on energy ‘balance’ puts SA in middle
- EDITORIAL: Pollution cleanups cannot be dodged
- ‘Green buildings can deliver unexpected savings’
- Russia turns up heat on ambitions for nuclear build in SA
- SA-led group signs solar plant deal in Cameroon
- GREENING CASE STUDY: Adcock Ingram
- Get the message right for sustainable behaviour change
- EDITORIAL: Green energy is good, but what of base load?
- EDITORIAL: Treasury’s carbon tax makes no sense
- The dangers of divergent dialogues about drought
- SA ‘needs to find innovative ways to reduce cost of renewable energy sources’
- Committee calls for public input on proposed changes to environmental act
- Frackers may have to apply for water-use licence
- Conco sets up special wind-farm division
- Sacci fears carbon tax will hurt economy
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