Eco Minute 13:30

BULLETIN 16 May 1:30 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Eco Minute:

# The City of Cape Town has installed 10.9-million-rand worth of inverters at 27 sewer pump stations, to boost its resilience against load-shedding and prevent sewer spills. An uninterrupted power supply improves the reliability of the sanitation system and minimises the environmental impact of sewer spills. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says having inverters at pump stations is also a proactive step towards minimising the environmental impact on the city’s waterways:

# South Africa’s Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority is set to establish the first centre of specialisation of green hydrogen skills. Green hydrogen will be in high demand as countries aim to reduce carbon emissions, especially in sectors like transportation and heavy industries. The authority’s CEO, Yershen Pillay, says the centre will be able to produce the required technical skills, while many of South Africa’s chemical engineers could conceivably be upskilled to hydrogen systems engineers:

# And finally: Extreme heat and climate change-fueled disasters influence key neurological diseases and mental health disorders. This is according to a study published by the University College London. Researchers found that environmental factors not only affect the prevalence of disease but can heighten the associated risk of hospital admission, disability and even death. The researchers considered 19 different nervous system conditions. Professor Sanjay Sisodiya says there is clear evidence of an impact of the climate on some brain conditions, especially stroke and infections of the nervous system.

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