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Carbon Credits Masterclass

February 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

Do you want to know more about:  Carbon Credits?  Carbon Project?  Carbon Trading? Join the 1 day Carbon Credit Masterclass happening in Johannesburg on 19 February 2014. This session will assist those who want to: Develop their own carbon projects Advise others on carbon project development as it relates to costs, timelines and processes Carbon Credit … [Read more...]

CCLA sponsors prolong fight against climate change

January 26, 2012 Leave a Comment

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The Climate Leadership Awards (CLA), the first awards in Africa that recognise, reward, motivate and celebrate businesses, communities, youth, schools and individuals, have attracted significant sponsorships and partnerships in 2011 from some of South Africa's leading businesses, non-governmental and not-for-profit organisations. Chief among these partners are Global Carbon … [Read more...]

Interested in a Green Career?

October 31, 2011 Leave a Comment

South Africa is committed to becoming a low carbon economy and to reducing our carbon emissions by 34% by 2020. The demand for skilled professionals in the carbon and energy sectors is rising. Predictions around job creation from these industries are very promising. The Greenpeace SA Energy Sector Jobs to 2030 report predicts that the opportunities offered by the renewable … [Read more...]

ECO HOUSE Pt 2: Let the sunshine in!

October 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Using what is natural, healthy and for free should be our first aim when we intend to green our lifestyles. Wind, sun and rainwater are such resources. These three sustainable assets can be harvested with sometimes small yet clever tricks, at other times with more elaborate and costly measures. But once implemented they all have one thing in common: zero pollution and of course … [Read more...]

Climate change 101

October 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

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'The cost of addressing climate change is manageable, but the cost of not doing so is unaffordable,' said Yvo de Boer, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This was mentioned during a Carbon Literacy course conducted by Adam Green from Global Carbon Exchange (GCX), which I attended this week. Did you know that one ton … [Read more...]

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