South Africans have long been faced with a limited choice of mode for their daily commute. For most, the options remain the private car, crowded taxis, or less than reliable and user friendly public transport. Liftshare South Africa seeks to change that.

Among the group of G-20 nations, South Africa was the fastest-growing market, with investment rising from less than $30 million in 2011 to $5.5 billion in 2012, a 20,500% increase.

Woolworths recently installed its pilot solar roof system on one of the buildings of its Head Office in Cape Town’s central business district.

Iran plans to build more nuclear power reactors in an earthquake-prone coastal area, Iranian media said on Wednesday, a day after a strong tremor struck the region close to its only existing such plant.

The development of Thailand’s energy efficiency sector is an interesting case study. It demonstrates how strong government leadership combined with strategic support from international climate finance can drive the transition toward an energy-efficient economy.

The Renewable Energy Forum South Africa (“REFSA”) Conference was founded by Linda Olagunju as a means of setting a platform where industry stake holders could discuss issues affecting the industry with the key objective of making a positive change within the sector.

Why is energy efficiency internationally supported as the preferred solution for economic sustainability?

The future of South Africa’s electricity – will the country be able to afford electricity in the near future and what is being done about minimising electricity consumption?

Earlier this week, Greenpeace Africa commemorated the 2nd anniversary of the Fukushima disaster with a call to the South African government to ensure transparency and accountability in the nuclear build process.

At 8.30pm on 23rd March 2013, billions of people across the globe will switch off the lights for one hour. Earth Hour is the world’s largest public environmental action, acknowledging a commitment to go beyond the hour with actions that benefit the planet in the year ahead.

Over 45 representatives from government, research organisations, NGO’s and the private sector joined ICLEI Africa last month to launch the SA component of ICLEI’s flagship global project “Promoting Urban Low Emission Development Strategies in emerging economy countries."