Operators of the oil tankers, bulk carriers and ferries plying the seas are racing to find alternatives to fuel oil as pollution rules are tightened
It’s economical, but it’s not completely mom-friendly
The plan calls for a significant increase in renewable energy, but still includes coal, gas and nuclear power
This is something that our sector has spent much time grappling with. It is what we are still trying to work out
Thousands of trees have been planted in the new suburb of Riverside View
The benefits of planting just one tree are far-reaching
The Act has the potential to mitigate environmental damage and boost South Africa’s standing globally
Symbolically, the carbon tax is an important step for the SA economy, to decouple growth from carbon intensity
The charges are linked to over 434 000 Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche cars fitted with "defeat devices" to fool regulators’ emissions tests
Government is implementing the tax in a staggered approach due to concerns of job losses
While electric two-wheelers can indeed be dangerous, the hazard is primarily to the rider
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has jumped to its highest level in human history
Prosecutors in Brunswick, in northern Germany, said they had charged former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn and four other managers
The future of civilisation could be secured by nudging a space rock off course
The probe comes in the wake of the diesel emissions-cheating scandal that rocked Volkswagen and then spread to nearly all the major auto companies
A new report shows that the world’s biggest emitters of carbon dioxide could stop — and cheaply too
New research from the University of Oxford says there’s little point in doing all the good things if you continue to consume dairy and meat products
Tropical deforestation can release a huge amount of carbon into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change
World-first as plant sucks carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, giving potential solution for pollutants that warm the planet
Scientists modelled the world will warm by 1-3°C this century. It has now been adjusted upward, guaranteeing 1.5°C and predicting up to 6°C
"Coal use is dropping globally, with a 5.9% reduction last year."
A shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy means global emissions have now stalled.
But government will first have to sort out messy laws and clashing policies between departments
The drop comes after researchers found VW engineers gamed software to fool emissions tests – and meanwhile, US may see a record year for car sales.
German auto giant Volkswagen revealed that 11-million of its diesel cars worldwide are equipped with devices that can cheat pollution tests.
Six large energy companies have asked the United Nations for help in setting up a carbon pricing scheme that would include their operations.
Can government afford to reconsider the imposition of a fee for pollution given the economic stresses that the country is currently facing?
The UN climate talks in Lima, Peru, head for weakened deals in Lima on limiting global warming as meetings continue for an extra day.
During secret negotiations, the US pledged to cut its emissions by 28% by 2025 and China promised to reach a peak in emissions by 2030.
Latest research shows that eating less red meat would have a greater impact in cutting carbon emissions than giving up cars.
Badly designed, poorly laid out and under pressure – the data centre is on the verge of becoming the environmental bad boy, writes Andrew Oldfield.
A report on greenhouse gas emissions says just 90 carbon emitters, some of which are South African, are reponsible for two-thirds of global emissions.