Chief executives have begun to recognise the importance of sustainability, but we urgently need climate science-aligned policies that provide a new framework for business
Mines turn to solar power because of Eskom’s unreliable coal-generated electricity supply
But 27% of the chief executives canvassed report being ‘not concerned at all’ or ‘not very concerned’ about climate change
The government should find a less environmentally sensitive site for the special economic zone, especially if water can’t be secured, EIA report finds
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A higher carbon tax will be introduced in 2023 for companies with dangerous levels of greenhouse gas emissions
A world of narrowing options threatens to pit biofuels, forests and food production against each other
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/ 14 October 2009
The world has already spent 40% of its allotted carbon budget since 1990 and has little more than half of what it is allowed to spend until 2100.