The South African government recognises that the impacts of Climate Change have the potential to undermine the major developmental gains that we have made, particularly since the advent of our democracy. The South African government is alive to this threat and has already commenced to implement the commitments made by our President in Copenhagen exactly two years ago and play … [Read more...]
Carbon Tax for Real Change
South Africa's proposed carbon tax is set to act as just another tax on South Africans while inadequately addressing issues of climate change - the very problem it was designed to address. This is because the revenue generated will not be earmarked to tackle issues of climate change, rather it will simply flow into government coffers. Because of this many claim that the tax … [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...]
Message from Parliament of the World’s Religions
We, from the major faith communities of the world, meeting at the Parliament of the World's Religions, Melbourne, Australia, from 3rd to 9th December 2009, send warm greetings to all who are gathering at Copenhagen for your crucially important Conference. We wish to assure you that prayers are being lifted up around the world for this meeting as we recognize that climate … [Read more...]
Join us for candlelight vigil for climate change
Take an early afternoon off from work (beat the traffic!) and join a bunch of concerned citizens (including Rob Zipplies, back from his epic climate change awareness-raising cycle from Cape Town, via Joburg and Pretoria to Durban) for a symbolic candlelight vigil outside the US Consulate in Westlake, Cape Town. Bring a candle, a jar to protect the flame (or a candle cut-out … [Read more...]
