Eco Minute 13:30

BULLETIN 10 June 1:30 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Eco Minute:

# Eskom says it is intensifying its focus on environmental performance and long-term sustainability. To date, the power utility has invested over three-billion-rand in emission reduction projects, with 15.6-billion-rand allocated over the next five years. Eskom’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says they have made notable progress in reducing nitrogen oxide emissions across their fleet. She adds the utility’s sustainability strategy also includes responsible water use, biodiversity and land protection, and grid upgrades to support renewable energy integration:

# The Presidential Climate Commission is warning South Africa faces escalating risks without urgent climate action. In its draft recommendations for the country’s climate targets, the commission says rising temperatures will cause declining maize production and water shortages, which will affect food availability. South Africa could face temperature increases of between two and five degrees Celsius by the end of the century. The commission says the window to act is closing, and has called for rapid implementation of resilience and mitigation strategies.

# And finally: SANParks says the trails currently closed in Tokai and Silvermine East in Cape Town will reopen on the first of July. This includes the Kalk Bay/St James/Muizenberg mountains and the Steenberg plateau. The trails were closed after a fire in late April burned approximately two-thousand-800 hectares. SANParks’ Charles Phahlane says the Silvermine picnic site and boardwalk around the dam, as well as the riverwalk and other trails, will remain closed:

Stay tuned for more news………….