About 70% of the 80 billion animals raised annually for consumption are confined to factory farms, which account for at least 11% of global emissions, it says
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Former COP president stresses the urgency of acting fast on climate change
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Monday’s severe thunderstorm cannot be directly attributed to climate change
Extracting too much water from the Vaal River system will result in a worse crisis
Cutting-edge research will focus on the Greater Cape Floristic Region, which is home to thousands of plant species unique to the area
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Extinctions, depleted groundwater and an uninsurable future are the others, and together they create instability with potentially catastrophic effects
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Central banks’ contribution to climate change-related aims, and their role in the transition, depend on government policy
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Mauritius has an array of sponge species, offering the opportunity to discover bioactive agents
Civic groups have started an online petition for immediate action from Rand Water, Johannesburg Water
The two animal welfare organisations provide a range of veterinary services when people can’t afford them
The phenomenon has historically been associated with drier, warmer conditions over the summer rainfall regions of South Africa
Government processes and disputed debt are delaying the power that Mozambique has offered South Africa
Climate change is a risk to public health that demands immediate action
The informal economy around zama zama mining has replaced that of large-scale mining companies that have abandoned or closed their mines
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Utility says that this will encourage defaulting municipalities to cough up
Environmental groups argue that Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa is emitting the toxic gas at levels in excess of those prohibited
Challenges in overcoming legacy of air and water pollution are ‘enormous’
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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved one licence instead of the three needed to get the National Transmission Company of South Africa up and running
But measures such as law enforcement authorities working together have resulted in a decline in the number of animals killed
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Industry players have said the country could lose out on investments
Two units at the nuclear power station will be out of action in September, meaning the loss of about 1 840 megawatts or about two stages of load-shedding
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe again blames grid insufficiency, but the electricity minister warns the country will rue delay on expansion
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Minister Gwede Mantashe says the revised IRP draft will be submitted to the cabinet between July and September
Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal are currently the only provinces that have capacity for new renewable energy to be added to the grid
Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do, says expert
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom is in the process of stabilising the national grid so that it will have the capacity to accept new renewable projects
The use of fuel that is not environment friendly is to take centre stage in negotiations
The weakening rand, borrowing and expenditure on diesel has resulted in the power utility posting a R21.2 billion loss
This can be done by 2040 if there are changes in the market, a United Nations report has found
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Powerships touted to be energy solution for South Africa
Experts have stressed that shark attacks are incredibly rare
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South African experts involved in the introduction of cheetah to India say botulism from contaminated water may to be blame
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