- 02 May 2013 12:13 - Sipho Kings
- The treasury will earn at least R8-billion from a R120 per tonne tax on carbon emissions from industry. But most companies will get a 60% discount.
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- 14 Mar 2013 13:12 - Sipho Kings
- Short-termism is pushing the world towards a 2C temperature increase by 2050. Humans will have to adapt on the go, constantly repairing damage.
- 08 Mar 2013 00:00 - Sipho Kings
- The new carbon tax will drive the growing renewable energy sector and change South Africa's energy mix.
- 06 Mar 2013 17:30 - Alex McNamara, Patrick Curran,
- The carbon tax is unique in that it encourages companies to lower their carbon intensity, and create a resource efficient economy, says experts.
- 01 Mar 2013 00:00 - Lisa Steyn, Lynley Donnelly,
- Heavy carbon emitters will pass costs of new tax on to consumers.
- 27 Feb 2013 14:46 - Sipho Kings
- Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's budget has been generous to the environment, with extended funding and clarity on the carbon tax.
- 25 Feb 2013 18:13 - Sipho Kings
- Wednesday's budget should include some finality on the mooted carbon tax and hopefully a change in the business sector's attitude will come with it.
- 05 Apr 2012 00:52 - Lynley Donnelly
- South Africa's national development plan and the ANC's proposals have people talking, although the proposal is still a draft document.
- 24 Feb 2012 00:49 - Sipho Kings
- Carbon tax which will reward and punish businesses accordingly will be introduced next year.
- 14 Oct 2011 15:37 - Yolandi Groenewald
- South Africa stands to gain much from the tax in terms of both monetary and environmental benefits, but business warns of job losses.
- 13 Sep 2011 07:01 - Staff Reporter
- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has introduced her government's carbon tax plans into Parliament to legislate a price on pollution.
- 15 Jul 2011 13:20 - Alison Rourke
- They call Wollongong "carbon central", but in Australia's polarised climate change debate, this mining hub is not central at all.
- 15 Jul 2011 13:08 - Lisa Steyn
- Australia announced its introduction of a carbon tax last week and South Africa's plans for an emissions tax are reasonably advanced.
- 24 Mar 2011 11:50 - Madeleine Coorey
- Lights will go out around the world on Saturday with hundreds of millions of people set to take part in the Earth Hour climate change campaign.
- 25 Feb 2011 17:34 - Fiona Macleod
- Carbon taxes have been shelved for a year, but the levy on electricity generated from non-renewable and nuclear energy will rise.
- 15 Dec 2010 11:39 - Wendell Roelf
- South Africa is likely to phase-in a carbon tax on fossil fuel inputs as part of new measures to curb carbon dioxide emissions.
- 10 Aug 2010 13:06 - Staff Reporter
- Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Tuesday defended a carbon tax that seeks to "green" the South African economy.
- 02 Mar 2009 06:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- Though the CO2 tax is environmentally friendly, it is bruising the motorist, writes Lynley Donnelly.
- 11 Nov 2008 09:33 - Lynley Donnelly
- As the economy shrinks, the taxman will struggle, writes Lynley Donnelly.
- 15 Sep 2008 06:00 - Kevin Davie
- Cabinet is backing a radical new tax policy to combat climate change, writes Kevin Davie.
