Ban air miles and stop frequent flyers to combat climate change, report urges Air miles should be banned because they encourage excessive flying, according to a report commissioned by the government’s climate change advisers. Frequent flyers should be hit by an “escalating air miles levy” to put them off flying too much, rather than encouraged [...]
When it comes to water, this is the “new reality” for South Africans: water will become more expensive; everyone, except those without access to piped water, must use less for the same activities; and all the country’s citizens, except the indigent, must pay for water and sanitation services. This is the essence of the National [...]
DRAFT Major Hazard Installation Regulations were published for comment. The commenting period closes on 15 February 2020. Should they enter into force they will repeal the current Regulations from 2001. Please go on "read more" and click the link to download a copy: Draft Major Hazard Installation Regulations
South Africa's power utility Eskom needs around R187-billion to comply fully with existing legislation curbing harmful emissions, a government presentation to parliament showed on Wednesday. Eskom, which uses mainly coal-fired power plants to generate electricity, was one of 37 top domestic polluters, including Sasol, granted a five-year reprieve by government until 2020 to meet [...]
British multinational Thor has agreed to foot a R300 million toxic waste removal bill in order to meet the department of environmental affairs’ 2020 deadline for the removal of more than 3,000 tons of mercury waste stockpiles at the old Thor Chemicals factory in KwaZulu-Natal. Business Day reports that drums of toxic sludge have been stored [...]
A Cape Town start-up company which produces edible food bowls has grabbed international attention, netting funding from the organisers of the 2020 World Expo set to be held in Dubai. Munch Bowls offers an alternative to single-use plastics or polystyrene containers, in a shift from waste-generating materials. The company is among a selection of African companies [...]
South Africa’s government announced Friday that the country would increase its use of coal-fired energy, provoking outrage from climate groups. Africa’s biggest polluter and most industrialised nation was facing rolling blackouts — in part due to ageing coal plants — as the government released its energy blueprint for the next decade. Mineral Resources Minister Gwede [...]
Under new measures, anyone using plastic bags in Tanzania can be slapped with a fine, and those caught manufacturing the items can get jail time. Environmentalists are celebrating the move. A ban on plastic bags came into force in Tanzania on Saturday as part of an effort to tackle pollution in the East African country. It [...]
Climate change and global warming have long been debated, but what is certain is that consumers are going to pay a great deal more in taxes dedicated to creating a more friendly environment. In South Africa, the motorist in particular has been targeted. On June 1, a new carbon tax will have an immediate impact [...]
The environmental affairs department (DEA) has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein's judgment this week upholding, with costs, the appeal by the Gauteng agriculture and rural development department (GDARD) against the findings of the High Court in Pretoria with respect to the validity of a Compliance Notice issued by an environmental management inspector [...]