The City of Cape Town’s draft Climate Change Strategy is available for public comment from 1 to 30 September 2020. Climate change is a global threat and Cape Town is particularly vulnerable. Residents and interested parties are encouraged to please participate in this process. It is the City’s vision to create an urban environment that is climate resilient, resource … [Read more...]
Time to end consumption-driven capitalism
Here follows the final statement of the 2020 Ecosocialist Conference for Climate Justice, which took place online last week: The corona pandemic has exposed the fragility of the neoliberal global economy. We will face yet another wave of austerity and unemployment, as pro-business governments raise taxes and slash spending, just as they did after the financial crash of 2008. … [Read more...]
Have a gas without costing the earth
If you’re looking for a world-class tourism experience that will not only be kind to your pocket but will also ease your Earth-conscious concerns, you’ll find a winner in City Sightseeing’s double-decker open-top tours. One can’t miss seeing the good-looking big red busses in and around Cape Town with the inevitable happy faces staring around from the open deck on top and I … [Read more...]
Climate neutral printing: yes, it is possible
As one of the first accredited carbon neutral printers in South Africa, Hot Ink's team feel strongly about the world around us and the impact that each of us has on the environment. For several years they have made it their responsibility to research and provide customers with greener paper choices, offering discounts to reward eco friendly selections. Now, following on to … [Read more...]
Hoe boer mens koolstof-neutraal?
Hoe op aarde boer jy intensief sonder om koolstofdioksied te produseer? ‘n Kollega vertel my van Backsberg se koolstofneutraliteit (al sedert 2006) en ek hoor iets daarvan oor die radio. ‘n Hele nuwe konsep vir my. Ek maak ‘n afspraak met die eienaar Michael Back. Sy eerste vraag aan my: “How serious are you about organic farming?” betrap my onkant en ek mompel iets van … [Read more...]
Africa’s Climate Change Heroes & Leaders
Significantly greater response to the threats of climate change resulted in the toughest year yet for judges of the Climate Change Leadership Awards, who announced the 10 category winners at a carbon neutral event in Sandton recently. This green competition and awards is the first in Africa to recognise, reward, motivate and celebrate businesses, communities, youth, schools … [Read more...]
Green bank shows commitment to water protection
Water is the critical issue that has been taken under the wing of South Africa’s greenest bank. Following the Nedbank Group’s achievement of carbon neutrality, the group has targeted water as a key focus of its sustainability efforts – with particular emphasis on access, quality and quantity as a three-pronged approach to effective water stewardship and the achievement of … [Read more...]
A bright sun spells climate action
During the Midlands Moving Planet – Day of Global Action to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels, uMngeni residents signed a petition asking the local Municipality to make the move to a sustainable future. As part of the celebration of current sunlight and renewable energy, local children painted bright sun shapes on which the demands were written. Around the world people demanded the … [Read more...]
How carbon neutrality becomes reality
It seems an impossible dream for a car rental company to even consider becoming carbon neutral, when one thinks of the emissions for which its products are responsible on a daily basis. This however, calls for proactive engagement with its vehicle suppliers and company action on its own emissions, something that Avis Rent a Car set out to achieve. 'We were only too aware … [Read more...]
Good, clean carbon credits
Nedbank, the only bank in South Africa to go carbon neutral, has offset its carbon emissions with a multi-million rand forest conservation and community upliftment deal in the Kasigau Wildlife Corridor in Kenya. Known as the Rukinga Deal, because the Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the corridor, it is the first project in Africa to receive gold-level validation … [Read more...]
Waste wood burning: eco fire for winter
When blankets and woolly socks just don't cut it anymore during winter time, we switch on our carbon-emitting heaters. This is no good for our already disturbing carbon escalation, so alternatives we have to find,. Which is what we did this week when we discovered a new closed fire eco-heating stove by T and T Energy Solutions. We went to see this clever device at the German … [Read more...]
Franschhoek valley greening up fast
Franschhoek would like to be the first environmentally sustainable wine Valley in South Africa. They are undertaking a variety of initiatives to get closer to reaching this goal. Within the Franschhoek Valley there are only a limited number of natural resources. To ensure the long term prosperity and safety of the Valley, the community needs to adopt sustainable practices on … [Read more...]
SA’s first carbon neutral nursery
One would think that a nursery - by virtue of the fact that its business is trees - is 'green' by default. But take into account factors such as the electricity, fuel, fertilizer, containers, plastic bags, paper and transport that are required to produce trees and, like any other product, a container-grown tree can tread heavily on the Earth in terms of the carbon footprint it … [Read more...]
