EDITORIAL: Biofuels paper something to brag about
The Draft Position Paper on the South African Biofuels Regulatory Framework is the last hurdle in the way of the creation of a potentially R15bn-a-year biofuels industry
Germany mulls cut in green energy aid
Economy minister wants to cut the support price paid for power from solar and wind power generators by about a third by next year
Faulty science will lead to poor decisions
Philip Lloyd: Can we not rely on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to provide us with the best advice on how to address the effects of climate change?
The rise of ethical consumption
Ethical companies and products, supported by conscious consumers, are claiming the limelight and market share, writes Melissa Baird
GREENING CASE STUDY: Volkswagen SA: Think Blue. Factory
As the sustainability movement has spread around the world, Volkswagen SA has been making its own innovative changes
THE GUARDIAN: Cameron leads dash for gas
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s push for fracking feels more like an ambush than an attempt to woo a public that is still uncertain what it’s being sold
European Union ponders guidelines for fracking of shale
EU plans guidelines for shale drilling, under proposals that may facilitate oil and gas extraction using the contested technique
Denialists’ disdain for science is a vital human rights issue
Argument about climate change is aberration as we do not have public debates in newspapers about validity of other fields of science, writes David le Page
SA missing ‘green growth’ opportunities
OECD review highlights need for better environmental monitoring, writes Sue Blaine
Mining company works on preventing further pollution of water in Kruger
Bosveld Phosphate joins Department of Water Affairs, South African National Parks to ensure acid mine water does not contaminate vital Selati River again
Are we ready to seize green opportunities?
The growth of a green economy in SA presents an opportunity to create jobs, among many other benefits, writes Gaylor Montmasson-Clair
Shale gas not the solution
Shale gas is by no means as ‘clean’ when the full chain of exploration and exploitation is factored in, writes Morne du Plessis
The tough task of weaning SA off fossil fuels
Jacqueline Campbell looks at natural gas and nuclear energy options as set out in the Draft Integrated Energy Planning Report
Does SA business need another sustainability knowledge source?
The implications of sustainability run deep into the heart of business challenges and opportunities, writes Jess Schulschenk
SA’s road to ‘greener economy’ demands better education
Reducing the carbon-fuelled energy intensity of our economy means increasing the amount of better-paid, higher-skilled jobs, writes Mike Rossouw
Gas must take a firmer place in the energy mix
There is a compelling case for increasing the use of gas in South Africa, but with better policy in place, writes Darryl Hunt
Green buildings good for the planet — and good for people, too
Green buildings play a fundamental role in addressing some of the most pressing challenges of our time
Get the message right for sustainable behaviour change
Using evolutionary psychology we can change our environment by using our ancestral tendencies to our advantage, writes Hugh TyrrellKoeberg generator contracts due in early 2014, says Eskom
Areva, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, WorleyParsons among contenders to replace six steam generators at nuclear plant, needed to extend its life span by a decade
The new standard in making cars: innovating sustainability
The automotive industry is evolving to incorporate environmental consciousness, writes Larry Khumalo
Fracking: US sets a pace that is hard to match
The polarised debate over hydraulic fracturing in the English village of Balcombe underscores the challenges facing energy companies trying to export the US shale revolution, writes Guy Chazan
‘Green buildings can deliver unexpected savings’
Apart from the obvious positive environmental contribution green buildings make with energy efficiency, there are many other benefits that make the case for green buildings compelling.
Sustainability is a consideration
JSE continues commitment to work in collaboration with governments, investors and stakeholders to advance transparency and reporting on sustainability
Ignoring social, governance issues may stymie company's growth
Investment industry must factor in environmental, social and governance, writes Alf James
New alerts highlight need for urgent climate change action
Perhaps, one day, an article on climate change will be written that tells us that things are getting better. Sadly, this is not that article
GBCSA Convention and Exhibition a platform for authentic green products
As South Africa strives to transform into a low-carbon economy, it is essential to move towards sustainable green technologies and products
Wasted food is world’s third-biggest carbon emitter, says UN
One-third of all food is wasted each year because Western consumers throw away what they don’t eat, and due to inefficient farming methods in developing nations
‘Long-term answer needed’ on acid mine drainage
Gauteng, Mpumalanga need long-term plan to tackle mining fallout, experts say, but industry, state cannot agree on who should bear burden
HERALD TRIBUNE: Keep nuclear momentum
There are many steps the international community can take to prevent nuclear fuel from falling into terrorists’ hands
German firm teams up with SA’s WKN Windcurrent, with eye on wind farms
Venture awaits word on whether bid to develop two plants will get go-ahead from Department of Energy
Index on energy ‘balance’ puts SA in middle
A new report by the WEF ranks SA about middle relative to other countries around the world in balancing the often competing goals of economic growth and development with environmental sustainability
EDITORIAL: Pollution cleanups cannot be dodged
Companies are wrong if they think that should they sell an asset, any environmental liabilities will pass on to the new owner
EDITORIAL: Not the right time
If Eskom does not secure exemption from Department of Environmental Affairs to keep operating Kriel coal-fired power station, it will have to shut it down
South African companies ‘taking climate change seriously’
SA has second-highest response rate in international survey of initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with companies in all sectors improving disclosure
Russia turns up heat on ambitions for nuclear build in SA
Reports on official international broadcaster Voice of Russia say deal has been struck to build SA’s planned nuclear power plants
SA-led group signs solar plant deal in Cameroon
South African companies are leading the charge to develop a $2.2bn solar plant generating 500MW of power in Cameroon
GREENING CASE STUDY: Adcock Ingram
Drug maker has opened a high-volume liquids facility in Gauteng that features advanced environmental systems
EDITORIAL: Green energy is good, but what of base load?
Difficult to discern why government finds it easy to decide who should build wind and solar power plants but hard to decide on nuclear and coal-fired plants
No more climate denialists’ letters for Los Angeles Times
Scales tip as newspaper says denialists are not expressing an opinion but ‘asserting a factual inaccuracy’
Opinion
‘Lost tribes’ of Brazil spark controversy
Simon Lincoln Reader
World’s third-biggest hydroelectric project guarantees destruction of a civilisation
Opinion
Subsidy hunting continues apace
David Gleason
Supporters of renewable energy are looking for new arguments to justify subsidies and tax breaks
Opinion
The price of idealistic thinking
Simon Lincoln Reader
The notion of a green existence is sound but the reality can be different
Opinion
Climate change band plays on
Stephen Mulholland
There can be no doubt that insatiable politicians and civil servants see global warming alarm as a means to extract yet more tax revenue from private sector
Opinion
England’s fractious anti-fracking lobby gets up people’s noses
Simon Lincoln Reader
Irrational obstructionism has not won Britons over in a debate that will continue to be important in South Africa next year
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- NEWS ANALYSIS: California ‘freebies’ hit carbon market
- Denial of climate change will not prevent the catastrophe
- EDITORIAL: Adapt to climate change
- United Nations report highlights weather risks
- ON THE WATER: An energy policy fit for the loony bin
- Most of Africa ‘not positive’ about growing genetically modified crops
- SA climbs Group of 20 clean-energy log
- SIPHO HLONGWANE: Backsberg Estate shows way to greener pastures
- Hydrogen fuel cells reveal rift in science policy
- EU, China strike deal to end solar panel dispute
- Older farmers who smoke may be at greater risk when using herbicides
- DAVID GLEASON: No climate change denialist here
- SIMON LINCOLN READER: British energy policy a trap for politicians
- Showcasing best practice in the global green building environment
- Consumers are ensuring green issues become core considerations for business
- Standard Bank’s Rosebank development gets Green Star plaudits
- Solar array project in Cape Town saves Vodacom R6.5m
- Costs hamper green technology growth in SA
- Cape Town eyes seawater option
- SIMON LINCOLN READER: Derision meets a logical solution to energy independence
- DAVID GLEASON: Good news on global warming
- What really matters in sustainability reporting
- SIMON LINCOLN READER: SA’s climate of half-truths will impede energy debate
- DAVID GLEASON: Four myths of acid mine drainage
- SALIEM FAKIR: Opposition to fracking is not leftist or anti-development
- DAILY NATION: Send the deadly waste back
- More buildings in SA strive for green rating
- EIA predicts carbon pollution will rise 46%
- Cape solar panel system ‘biggest in Southern Africa’
- EDITORIAL: Treasury’s carbon tax makes no sense
- The dangers of divergent dialogues about drought
- SA ‘needs to find innovative ways to reduce cost of renewable energy sources’
- Committee calls for public input on proposed changes to environmental act
- Frackers may have to apply for water-use licence
- Conco sets up special wind-farm division
- Sacci fears carbon tax will hurt economy
- Government to press ahead with nuclear build plan
- Cape Town to launch solar water heater accreditation programme
- SIMON LINCOLN READER: Greenpeace misses chance to expose Russians as hypocrites
- Carbon tax will help curb emissions
- Climate-change denialists cherry-pick facts to confirm their ‘truth’
- SIMON LINCOLN READER: Green lobby grows complacent
- SIMON LINCOLN READER: Former and current energy ministers’ annus horribilis
- SIMON LINCOLN READER: Australia gears up to conquer shale gas
- DAVID GLEASON: Look to Australia’s Abbott for carbon tax lead
- GREEN BUSINESS CASE STUDY: Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
- SIMON LINCOLN READER: Not an ideal world for nuclear energy
- Obama to unveil broad African electrical power initiative
- More companies are finding sustainability makes sense
- SA could benefit as China and EU row over solar panels
- Carbon tax ‘will significantly hike costs for Eskom, industry’
- The growing culture of living furniture
- State needs to ‘understand true power’ of solar energy
- ASK THE EXPERT: Painting roofs white
- Greening still has a long way to go
- SA slow to react to international nuclear interest at Atomexpo
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