# CapeNature sê veldbrande het van Oktober 2024 tot aan die einde van Februarie vanjaar altesaam 32-duisend-187 hektaar in die Wes-Kaap vernietig. Die Swartberg-beskermde gebied verteenwoordig sowat die helfte van die gebrande areas en is die swaarste getref. Die instelling het sedert Oktober meer as 12-miljoen-rand bestee aan die bestryding en voorkoming van brande. Die […]
# Ryk lande skuld Afrika na wat berig word miljarde rand in klimaatskuld vir die oorskryding van sy koolstofbegroting. Volgens ‘n verslag van Action Aid staar Afrika ernstige klimaatsuitwerking in die gesig, hoewel hy baie min tot wêreldbesoedeling bydra en hy fondse benodig vir verstedeliking en aanpassing. Die meeste klimaatfinansiering word teen hoë rentekoers verskaf, […]
# Suiso, ‘n volhoubare blou-ammoniak produksieaanleg in Kriel, Mpumalanga, span saam met die Raad op Geo-wetenskap om te bepaal of Suid-Afrika se geologiese formasies in staat is om koolstofvrystellings veilig te kan berg. Die projek sal ook help om nywerheidsbesoedeling te bekamp terwyl dit nuwe ekonomiese geleenthede in groen waterstofproduksie en hulpbron-onttrekking ontsluit. Die stigter […]
# Die minister van Minerale en Petroleum Hulpbronne, Gwede Mantashe, sê ʼn ministeriële taakspan is aangewys om dringend ʼn herlewingsplan vir die smelterysektor te ontwikkel en sy langtermynvolhoubaarheid te verseker. Suid-Afrika het geïnstalleerde smeltingsvermoë vir net meer as vyf-miljoen ton ferrochroom, maar minder as drie-miljoen ton kan tans verwerk word. Mantashe sê die vraag na […]
# Die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie doen ‘n beroep vir dringende optrede op ‘n wêreldwye skaal om lugbesoedeling te takel wat hy sê die grootste omgewingsgesondheidsrisiko is. Data toon 99-persent van die wêreldbevolking asem lug in wat laer is as die WGO se standaard en dit bevat hoë vlakke van besoedeling. Lae- en middel-inkomstelande word die meeste blootgestel. […]
# CapeNature says from October 2024 until the end of February this year, wildfires have scorched 32-thousand-187 hectares of land in the Western Cape. The Swartberg protected area accounted for about half of all hectares burned and was the worst-affected area. Since the start of October, the entity has spent more than 12-million-rand on combatting […]
# Wealthy nations reportedly owe Africa trillions in climate debt for overusing the carbon budget. According to a report by Action Aid, despite contributing little to global emissions, Africa faces severe climate impacts and needs funds for urbanisation and adaptation. Yet, most climate finance arrives as high-interest loans, worsening the debt crisis. With South Africa […]
# Suiso, a sustainable blue-ammonia production facility in Kriel, Mpumalanga, is partnering with the Council for Geoscience, to determine whether South Africa’s geological formations can safely store carbon emissions. This project will also help in mitigating industrial pollution while unlocking new economic opportunities in green hydrogen production and resource extraction. Suiso founder, Paul Erskine, says this joint […]
# Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister, Gwede Mantashe, says a ministerial task team has been established to urgently develop a revival plan for the smelting sector, and to ensure its long-term sustainability. South Africa has just more than five-million tonnes of installed ferrochrome smelting capacity, but less than three-million tonnes of this is operational. Mantashe […]
