# ʼn Nuwe studie toon slegs 9,5-persent van die 400-miljoen ton plastiek wêreldwyd het in 2022 van herwinde materiaal gekom. Die res is byna uitsluitend van fossielbrandstowwe soos steenkool en olie vervaardig. Herwinning bly laag met net 27,9-persent plastiekafval wat herwin word terwyl 40-persent op stortingsterreine beland. China is die grootste vervaardiger en verbruiker van […]
# Die Europese Ruimteagentskap het ʼn Biomass-satelliet, die eerste van sy soort, ontwerp om koolstofdioksied in tropiese woude te meet. Navorsers sukkel om te bepaal hoeveel koolstofdioksied in die wêreld se woude geberg word en hoe hierdie voorraad verander in reaksie op faktore soos ʼn toename in temperatuur. Tropiese woude neem 75-persent van die wêreld […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services says firefighting efforts have been scaled back even further in the South Peninsula. The area along Boyes Drive into Kalk Bay, around Clovelly and along Ou Kaapse Weg into Noordhoek has been deemed safe. Spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says at Klein Constantia, some hotspots are inaccessible […]
# A new study shows that only 9.5-percent of the 400-million tonnes of plastic produced globally in 2022 came from recycled material. The rest was almost entirely made from fossil fuels, mainly coal and oil. Recycling rates remain low, with just 27.9-percent of plastic waste recycled and 40-percent going to landfills. While China is the […]
# The European Space Agency has launched a first-of-its-kind Biomass satellite, designed to measure carbon stocks in tropical forests. Researchers have been struggling to grasp how much carbon is stored in the world’s forests, and how these stocks are changing in response to factors like the increase in temperature. Tropical forest accounts for 75-percent of global […]
# Die Internasionale Handelsadministrasiekommissie van Suid-Afrika gaan 82 tariefkodes hersien vir insette en materiaal wat in die hernubare- en bergingswaardeketting gebruik word. Dit sluit alles in van sonpanele en opwekkers vir windturbines tot litiumbatterye, en aluminium- en staalstrukture. Die hersiening volg nadat die kabinet onlangs die Hernubare-energiemeesterplan goedgekeur het. Dit sit die regering se planne […]
# The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa is set to review 82 tariff codes for inputs and materials used in the renewables and storage value chains. This includes everything from solar panels and generators for wind turbines to lithium-ion batteries, and aluminium and steel structures. The review follows the recent approval by the […]
# SANparke vra die publiek om die sluiting van stap- en bergfietsroetes streng te gehoorsaam en die Silvermine-, Tokai- en Boyes-rylaan-gebiede van die Tafelberg Nasionale Park te vermy. SANParke sê hy gaan voort om veldbrande in samewerking met sy strategiese vennote te bestry en opvlammings te monitor. Woordvoerder JP Louw sê nog ‘n opvlamming het […]
# South African National Parks is urging the public to strictly adhere to all hiking and mountain bike trail closures and to avoid the Silvermine, Tokai and Boyes Drive areas of Table Mountain National Park. SANParks says it is continuing to fight wildfires in collaboration with its strategic partners whilst monitoring flare-ups. Spokesperson JP Louw […]
