Eco Minute 13:30

BULLETIN 5 May 1:30 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Eco Minute:

# The Western Cape High Court will this week hear the Green Connection and Natural Justice’s challenge over the environmental authorisation given to TotalEnergies for exploration off the coast from Cape Town to Cape Agulhas. The risks posed by oil and gas exploration include oil spills, climate change impacts and threats to small-scale fishers. The Green Connection’s Neville van Rooy says it is important that they ensure that due processes are followed and that coastal communities are protected from any potential risks:

# Durban University of Technology’s second-year drama students are set to stage Umhlaba Uyalila / The Earth is Weeping at the Courtyard Theatre from the 14th to the 16th of May. The production seeks to confront various climate change issues such as drought, floods, waste, and plastic pollution. The director of the production, Tamar Meskin, told the SABC these subjects will be explored through a multi-genre mix of dance, music, poetry, and image projection:

# And finally: The European Environment Agency says since 2007, European industries have reduced emissions of harmful pollutants into the air and water by between 40- and 75-percent. However, it is estimated that the largest installations in the European Union still account for around 40-percent of greenhouse gas emissions, and are responsible for 20-percent of all air and water pollutants. The EU aims to reach carbon neutrality and zero pollution by 2050. The agency says the EU has completed or advanced the implementation of the 33 actions in the zero pollution action plan.

Stay tuned for more news………….