# The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition has submitted to the European Union, urging it to reconsider its planned implementation of an expanded levy on carbon-intensive imports. The EU’s carbon-border adjustment mechanism is designed to reduce emissions by ensuring imports are subject to the same surcharges as domestically produced goods that use carbon-intensive methods. The department […]
# Standard Bank het sy Volhoubaarheids-akademie bekendgestel. Dis ʼn gratis leerplatform wat praktiese maatskaplike, omgewings-, bestuurs- en volhoubaarheids-oplossings aan sake-ondernemings reg oor Afrika bied. Die akademie is ontwikkel in samewerking met Microsoft en Philanthrosoft. Manessah Alagbaoso van Standard Bank sê deelnemers kan deur die platform insig kry in die gebruik van hernubare energie, klimaat-slim landbou […]
# Standard Bank has launched its Sustainability Academy, a free learning platform providing practical environmental, social, governance and sustainability solutions to businesses across Africa. The academy has been developed in partnership with Microsoft and Philanthrosoft. Standard Bank’s doctor Manessah Alagbaoso says through the academy, participants gain insights into renewable energy adoption, climate-smart agriculture, carbon markets […]
# Grassroots for Climate Action sê Suid-Afrika se nasionaal bepaalde bydraeraamwerk moet mensgesentreerd en inklusief wees. Die regering is besig om sy bydrae-teikens vir 2020 tot 2035 te bepaal wat ʼn belangrike stap is om sy klimaatsverpligtinge volgens die Parys-verdrag na te kom. Grassroots for Climate Action se woordvoerder, Mpho Phalwan, sê die land se […]
# Mere, wat sowat vier-persent van die aarde se landoppervlakte bedek, verdwyn teen ‘n ontstellende tempo weens besoedeling, verlies aan habitat, indringerspesies en klimaatverandering. Dis vandag Wêreld-meredag, wat bewustheid wil aanwakker oor die belangrikheid van mere en onderhoubare bestuur daarvan en verwante ekostelsels. Die Verenigde Nasies se Omgewingsprogram waarsku dat mere se ekostelsels teen 2050 […]
# Lakes, which cover nearly four-percent of the planet’s land surface, are disappearing at an alarming rate due to pollution, habitat loss, invasive species, and climate change. Today marks World Lake Day, which aims to raise awareness of the importance of lakes and the sustainable management of lakes and related ecosystems. The United Nations Environment Programme […]
# Grassroots for Climate Action says South Africa’s Nationally Determined Contribution framework should be people-centred and inclusive. Government is preparing to update its Nationally Determined Contribution targets for 2030–2035, a crucial step in meeting its climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. Grassroots for Climate Action’s Mpho Phalwan says the country’s 2035 NDC targets must reflect […]
# Die adjunkminister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Samantha Graham-Maré, het openbare en privaat entiteite aangespoor om te help om 500 werklose gegradueerdes te werf vir opleiding as Energieprestasie-sertifikaatpraktisyns. Sewe-duisend-411 geboue is geregistreer en drie-duisend-986 sertifikate is uitgereik sedert die bekendstelling in 2020. Gauteng is aan die voortou met een-duisend-740, gevolg deur die Wes-Kaap met een-duisend-593. […]
# Electricity and Energy deputy minister Samantha Graham-Maré has urged public and private entities to help recruit 500 unemployed graduates for training as Energy Performance Certificate practitioners. Since its 2020 launch, seven-thousand-411 buildings have registered and three-thousand-986 certificates were issued. Gauteng leads with one-thousand-740, followed by the Western Cape with one-thousand-593. Graham-Maré says the EPC […]
