According to the West Rand District municipality the West Rand’s underground water is severely contaminated by acid mine drainage. The pollution is of such a high level that even the hippos in the area are now pestered with skin lesions, as they are being trapped in toxic waters.
Looking at the environmental footprint of gold, especially [...]

Written by Nichelle Lemmer

In March, the earth experienced one of its darkest hours. According to WWF hundreds of millions of people around the world, in thousands of cities, at hundreds of landmarks and on all seven continents, switched off their lights during earth hour this year, to display a universal commitment to protect our planet.

This [...]

Written by Nichelle Lemmer
In the coming decades, a whole new business model will have to be developed to map out the responsibilities of a transformed business sector. The days when finances were the most important measurement of success is almost over. We are entering a new era where one’s carbon footprint, water management strategies and [...]

Blog by Nichelle Lemmer

The South African government has set their sights on transitioning into a low carbon economy. To show their commitment this was included as one of their nine critical focus areas in the new National Development Plan. According to the National Planning Commission the timeframe to complete the transition is by 2030.
Wikipedia states [...]

Opinion piece by Esté Meyer Jansen
National Treasury revealed last week that it’s going ahead with plans to build R300-billion in nuclear power stations along the country’s coastline. This will ensure a supply of an extra 9 600 megawatts of electricity. The stations are expected to be fully operational by 2029 and will be the largest [...]

Iran’s nuclear program is one of the most polarizing issues in one of the world’s most volatile regions. While American and European officials believe Tehran is planning to build nuclear weapons, Iran’s leadership says that its goal in developing a nuclear program is to generate electricity without dipping into the oil supply it prefers to [...]

Five Multilateral Development Banks, who are lending some $8.4 billion annually for climate action in cities, agreed recently on a new partnership to combat global warming.
With the overall aim to better coordinate and deepen support to cities in adapting to and mitigating climate change, the African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction [...]

With COP 17 on South Africa’s doorstep, the global community will be listening eagerly to Africa’s voice and the continent’s stance on climate change negotiations. It is not by chance that the 17th COP will be hosted by an African country. Africa needs to be prepared to answer some hard questions at the big summit. [...]

High electricity pricing could stunt South African economic growth and impact on its competitiveness, credit insurance group Coface recently said. “It is likely that South Africa’s electricity woes will continue in the short to medium term.
The two new power plants are expected to be completed in 2013/2014. This follows a general rule of thumb that [...]

The Industrial Development Corporate (IDC) and the German Development Bank (Kfw) launched a R500 million Green Energy Efficiency Fund (GEEF) on 19 October.  During the launch of the fund Chief Executive Officer of IDP, Geoffrey Qhena said the goal of the fund is to encourage and promote investments in both energy efficiency and renewable energy [...]