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/ 12 May 2024

Intervention needed to pull steel industry from the brink

ArcelorMittal SA expects to make a final decision by August on the closure of its long steel operation, which puts 3 500 jobs at risk

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By Anathi Madubela

Opinion

/ 21 September 2023

Africa’s climate ambitions: Too little, too late?

Despite its abundant natural resources, Africa receives a mere 3% of global energy investments

By Imran Khalid

The Green Guardian

/ 27 October 2022

Carbon tax: How it affects households

Carbon tax revenue must be fed back into the economy

By Jessika Bohlmann, Roula Inglesi-Lotz and Heinrich Bohlmann

Opinion

/ 21 June 2022

Is it really the case that ‘polluters pay’ in South Africa

The truth is that our carbon tax is way too low to act as a real deterrent

By Sanele Khakhu

Business

/ 17 February 2022

South Africa forges ahead with domestic carbon offset programme

Industries can take advantage of carbon tax allowances if they finance projects mitigation projects

By Tunicia Phillips

The Green Guardian

/ 3 February 2022

Energy subsidies tripled since 2017, hitting R172-billion in 2020

The social costs of fossil fuel combustion are about R550-billion a year, according to a new report

By Sheree Bega

Business

/ 22 August 2021

Industries that emit carbon to pay more tax

The treasury said it will be better for South Africa’s domestic carbon pricing to increase significantly because this will open the door for negotiations with the European Union when the new carbon border adjusted mechanism takes effect in 2026

By Tunicia Phillips

Business

/ 25 July 2021

Carbon tax to align to UN treaties

Amendments to offset regulations published on 8 July give clarity on big emitters carrying old carbon credits to a new framework

By Tunicia Phillips

The Green Guardian

/ 24 June 2021

Mines turn to solar power because of Eskom’s unreliable electricity supply

Mines turn to solar power because of Eskom’s unreliable coal-generated electricity supply

By Tunicia Phillips

Business

/ 17 March 2021

Climate change slightly more of a priority for chief executives, says Pwc survey

But 27% of the chief executives canvassed report being ‘not concerned at all’ or ‘not very concerned’ about climate change

By Sarah Smit

The Green Guardian

/ 8 March 2021

South Africa to get another commission, this one to tackle the climate crisis

A higher carbon tax will be introduced in 2023 for companies with dangerous levels of greenhouse gas emissions

By Chris Gilili

Article

/ 20 August 2019

Seoul to fine Volkswagen over ‘illicit’ emissions devices

The charges are linked to over 434 000 Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche cars fitted with "defeat devices" to fool regulators’ emissions tests

By Agency

Article

/ 17 July 2019

Industry and campaigners spar over carbon tax

The new tax, the first of its type in Africa, was cautiously introduced last month in the first of several gradual step

By Beatrice Debut

Article

/ 15 March 2019

Carbon tax gets a muted welcome

Critics range from those who feel it is
too little too late to those who feel they
should be exempted from it

By Tshegofatso Mathe

Africa

/ 6 January 2019

Kenya: Solar motorcycles take on Nairobi smog

Nairobi’s reliance on motorcycles is hindering efforts to reduce carbon emissions, as manufacturers struggle to adapt to clean energy technology

By Deutsche Welle 1 and Sophie Mbugua

Article

/ 4 January 2019

Enviro action plan for South Africa

Sipho Kings has compiled a list of tasks government should tackle this year to solve environmental problems and secure our collective future

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 7 December 2018

Editorial: Your earth, take action

Change is happening at such a rate that animals, plants and ecosystems cannot evolve fast enough to survive

By Editorial

Article

/ 16 November 2016

Carbon tax: Saving the world on the cheap

A carbon tax is a small way local industries can make a big reduction in carbon emissions.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 18 June 2015

Big business stalls crucial carbon tax

Industry and even some state bodies have been putting pressure on the treasury to change its approach.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 3 June 2015

Large emitters ask for carbon trading scheme

Six large energy companies have asked the United Nations for help in setting up a carbon pricing scheme that would include their operations.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 26 February 2014

Relief at delay of carbon tax in 2014 budget

South African industries breathed a sigh of relief as treasury decided to delay the implementation of the proposed carbon tax to 2016.

By Lynley Donnelly

$Carbon tax delayed, fracking favoured in Gordhan’s Budget$

Article

/ 26 February 2014

Carbon tax delayed, fracking favoured in Gordhan’s Budget

The 2014 Budget has delayed the carbon tax, punted shale gas, budgeted for more independent energy, and asked that mines help fix acid mine drainage.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 28 November 2013

Local companies doing little to lower carbon emissions

While South African companies lead the world in disclosing their carbon emissions, they are doing little to lower them.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 20 September 2013

Carbon tax works if it is drafted well

Levies have reduced emissions and, with a few tweaks, their economic effects will be manageable.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 13 September 2013

Carbon tax shoots itself in the foot

The treasury is thinking of enforcing the levy to reduce our emissions, but this won’t work.

By Staff Reporter

Analysis

/ 2 September 2013

Carbon tax: Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water

Killing the carbon tax will destroy a great idea, writes the WWF’s Saliem Fakir and Manisha Gulati.

By Staff Reporter

Analysis

/ 14 August 2013

Carbon tax can address poverty and inequality

South Africa’s proposed carbon tax of R120 a tonne can reduce poverty and inequality, write Oxfam’s Thembinkosi Dlamini and Rashmi Mistry.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 31 May 2013

Is carbon tax the key?

South African companies are facing heavy taxes for their carbon emissions, but will this mean less tax for individuals?

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 14 March 2013

Climate change: Short-term thinking costs us the future

Short-termism is pushing the world towards a 2C temperature increase by 2050. Humans will have to adapt on the go, constantly repairing damage.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 8 March 2013

Carbon tax will power SA’s drive to clean up its act

The new carbon tax will drive the growing renewable energy sector and change South Africa’s energy mix.

By Sipho Kings

Analysis

/ 6 March 2013

Carbon tax will motivate change

The carbon tax is unique in that it encourages companies to lower their carbon intensity, and create a resource efficient economy, says experts.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 1 March 2013

We’ll all pay the price for dirty power

Heavy carbon emitters will pass costs of new tax on to consumers.

By Lynley Donnelly

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