Eco Minute 13:30

BULLETIN 3 October 1:30 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Eco Minute:

# The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute is strongly opposed to Eskom’s bid for the extension of the lifeline for Koeberg nuclear power station’s Unit 2 in Cape Town. The power utility has applied to the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation to have the operating licence of Unit 2 at Koeberg extended for a further 20 years, just like Unit 1. SAFCEI Francesca de Gasparis says in a time of escalating climate shocks, the risks associated with nuclear power plants are magnified:

# C40 Cities says claims that South Africa’s coal-heavy electricity grid makes the adoption of electric vehicles premature are misguided. C40 is a global network of mayors of the world’s leading cities working to confront the climate crisis. C40 Cities senior programme manager for Africa, Prian Reddy, says mechanisms such as energy wheeling and the growth of renewable capacity will provide fleet operators with access to clean electricity over time. He says the introduction of electric mobility and the decarbonisation of the grid need to proceed in parallel.

# And, the Freedom Front Plus says the constant, large-scale illegal dumping of construction rubble and refuse in the Blue Sky settlement in Boksburg cannot be tolerated. Approximately 30 loads of construction rubble and refuse are illegally dumped in the area daily, with no consequences for perpetrators. The party’s Denise Janse van Rensburg says this poses serious health and environmental risks to residents in the area. She adds that Ekurhuleni Municipality’s constant failure to manage waste and enforce waste regulation is unacceptable:

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