World Naked Bike Ride: Cape Town
bySaturday 10th March will see cyclists in Cape Town cycling as bare as they dare at the World Naked Bike Ride, for the second time in the city.
Climate Change
First Polaris climate centre for Cape Town
byAlready known for its progressive green philosophy, Cape Town is about to score another coup by hosting the world’s first interactive climate change centre, a project driven by the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation (IPF).
Avis supports carbon offset project
byAs its carbon offset project for the future, Avis Rent a Car has chosen a cooking and heating method which reduces carbon emissions and is more economical than traditional methods commonly used in townships.
Portable plant makes fuel from waste
byScientists from Wits University’s Centre of Materials and Process Synthesis (Comps) and the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), have developed new technology that can produce liquid fuel, electricity, waxes and paraffin from agricultural
COP17: what´s possible, what´s not
byThe current COP17 negotiations in Durban are unlikely to achieve a new binding international commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but it should help map out the long-term transition to a low-carbon world.
COP17 comments from the industry
byOn 30 September 2011, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane confirmed that South Africa will be ready to host the hotly contested United Nations climate change conference, the COP17 in Durban from 28 November to 9 December 2011
Are we really cutting our emissions?
byAt the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen in 2009, South Africa agreed to drastically cut its emissions.
COP17 101
byThere are several climate change meetings where world leaders and groups gather to discuss global warming, CO2 emission reduction targets, climate change funding mechanisms and more throughout the year.
Green buildings now the law in SA
bySouth Africa´s construction industry is set to go green – and create new jobs – when new energy efficiency building regulations come into effect in November, boosting a growing trend of cutting-edge green architecture in the country
Africa leads solar laptop revolution
byWritten by: Wilma den HartighThe world’s first solar-powered netbook, Samsung Electronics’ NC215S laptop, is the ideal product for a continent where electricity access can be limited, but sunlight is never in short supply.The solar-charging capability means that it is also the first genuine environm