# The City of Cape Town Council recently approved the metro’s first Waste Strategy. It outlines the metro’s approach over the next ten-years to manage waste more effectively and sustainably, in collaboration with all stakeholders. Mayoral committee member for Urban Waste Management, Grant Twigg, says Cape Town currently manages about 2.1-million tonnes of waste annually, […]
# The Green Connection says South Africa’s Just Energy Transition has failed to consult grassroots communities and include them in effective decision-making on energy projects. Launched in 2021, JET is aimed at helping coal-dependent emerging economies transition towards cleaner energies. Green Connection says past coal, oil, and gas extractive initiatives have instead of uplifting the […]
# Die Departement van Landbou, Landelike Ontwikkeling en Omgewingsake in die Vrystaat doen ‘n beroep vir waaksaamheid namate die Afrika-kommandowurm-uitbreking vererger. Meer as 70 gevalle is in Xhariep, Lejweleputswa en die Mangaung Metro aangeteken, met nuwe uitbrekings in Bultfontein, Hoopstad en Brandfort. Moliehi Moeng van die departement sê die owerhede versprei tans chemikalieë en spuite […]
# The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Environmental Affairs in the Free State is calling for vigilance as the African armyworm outbreak worsens. Over 70 cases have been reported in Xhariep, Lejweleputswa, and Mangaung Metro, with new outbreaks in Bultfontein, Hoopstad, and Brandfort. The department’s Moliehi Moeng says authorities are distributing chemicals and sprayers […]
# China se laer lugbesoedeling het aardverwarming skynbaar versnel. Navorsers sê ‘n afname in die gebruik van spuitkannetjies, wat aardverwarming verdoesel het, het sedert 1850 vyf-persent bygedra tot die styging in die aarde se temperatuur. China se nywerheidsrewolusie in die vroeë 2000’s het tot ernstige besoedeling gelei, wat streng luggehalte-regulasies tot gevolg gehad het. Hoewel […]
# China’s air pollution cuts have reportedly accelerated global warming. Researchers say reduced aerosols, which previously masked some warming, account for five-percent of the global temperature rise since 1850. China’s industrial boom in the early 2000s is believed to have led to severe pollution, prompting strict air quality regulations. While improving public health, these measures […]
# Eskom sal die besluit hersie nvan die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en Omgewing, Dion George, oor sy vrystelling vir uitstalings. Die beslissing raak die vlakke vir swaeldioksied, stofdeeltjies en stikstofoksied by sleutel-kragstasies. Eskom se woordvoerder, Daphne Mokoena sê die beslissing beteken Medupi, Majuba, Matimba, Kendal, Lethabo, Tutuka, Matla, en Duvha kan in bedryf bly. […]
# Eskom will review the decision by Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment minister Dion George regarding its emissions exemption request. The ruling affects sulphur dioxide, particulate matter, and nitrous oxide limits at key power stations. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokoena says the decision allows Medupi, Majuba, Matimba, Kendal, Lethabo, Tutuka, Matla, and Duvha to continue operating. She […]
# Die minister van Omgewingsake, Dion George, het lugbesoedelingsvrystellings toegestaan aan agt Eskom steenkoolkragstasies, maar hou vol dit is nie ‘n algehele uitstel nie. Daar is streng voorwaardes verbonde aan die vrystellings, wat vyf jaar sal duur vir ses van die kragstasies en twee kragstasies wat tot 2034 vrygestel is. Dit sluit in die monitering […]
