A new global payment platform is enabling communities world-wide to directly participate in the fight against climate change. Stellenbosch is leading the world in demonstrating a new monetary system where economic growth creates environmental wealth. The platform introduces a new digital currency (the toco) where each unit in circulation represents 1 tonne of credible carbon … [Read more...]
The wooden economy and the world’s ultimate renewable
For millennia, trees have provided mankind with fuel, food, fibre and medicine from their fruit, flowers, roots, wood, leaves and branches. In fact, many things we use daily are connected to wood. Printer paper, chewing gum, planks, viscose fabric, vitamins, pallets, toilet tissue, toothpaste, and detergents all have a link back to wood. Wood is made up of cellulose, … [Read more...]
Encouraging young women to make their mark in energy
It is crucial that young women be inspired to enter the energy and science sectors at an early age, while still in primary school, because often by the time they reach high school their attention is drawn to the commercial sector, says Dr Thembakazi Mali, Interim CEO for the SA National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), who adds that while there is an increase in the … [Read more...]
Investing in biodiversity
Biodiversity is not about a few endangered species, but rather about the building blocks of life sustaining all earth's ecosystems. According to over 600 scientists attending the 2nd Convention On Biological Diversity, "the fabric out of which the earth system is woven is unravelling at an accelerating rate.'" "We are losing species 100 times faster than new ones are being … [Read more...]
