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Minister Barbara Creecy talks about climate change

April 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

The following speech was delivered by Minister Barbara Creecy during a Parliament debate on climate change, at the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town, Western Cape Province on 11 March 2020: Allow me at the outset, to once again welcome the President Cyril Ramaphosa’s commitment to establishing the Presidential Climate Change Commission to lead our just … [Read more...]

Carbon tax delayed, acid mine water levies planned

February 27, 2014 1 Comment

South Africa’s government delayed the implementation of a planned carbon tax to 2016, while saying it may impose new levies on mining companies to help fund the treatment of acid water seeping from disused gold mines. The National Treasury two years ago said it planned to charge 120 rand ($11) on every metric ton of carbon emitted above a 60 percent threshold from 2014 and … [Read more...]

SA needs carbon tax, or else

March 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

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“Good ecology is good economics,” Dr Andrew Siddle said during the opening of the SA Conference on Carbon Emissions & Tax held recently at the GIBS conference centre in Ilovo. “The overall temperature in SA is likely to increase by 4 degrees by 2100, even if all carbon pledges and targets are met,” Dr Siddle went on. Furthermore, said Dr Siddle, “The consequences of … [Read more...]

Unlocking a green economy

December 6, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Humans are making Earth unliveable with assaults on climate, topsoil, fisheries, biodiversity and other ecological systems, says Simon Zadek (pictured), a senior fellow at the Global Green Growth Institute in Seoul. Speaking at a panel discussion on the green economy at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) in November, Zadek said that the world is … [Read more...]

COP17: Financing Climate Justice

December 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

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The largest ever financial vehicle for the distribution of climate justice is soon to be on the negotiating table at COP 17. International delegates at COP 17 are gearing up to discuss the Green Climate Fund, which requests of developed countries to provide developing countries with “scaled up, predictable, new and additional, and adequate funding” to deal with climate change. … [Read more...]

COP 17: Ignorance and Veiled Interests

November 25, 2011 Leave a Comment

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On the 17th of November, Grahamstown, a small town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, held a roundtable on COP 17, bringing together stakeholders from across the community. They discussed climate change and the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17), which was to occur in just under two weeks’ time … [Read more...]

Business quiet on SA’s carbon future

November 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Energy continues to be big news. In South Africa, there's a focus on our future energy mix: that is, to say how much energy we should be generating from fossil fuels, nuclear or renewable energy resources. It's a critical issue, not just from an environmental perspective but also from an economic viewpoint. Surprisingly, we've heard little from business on the issue and … [Read more...]

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