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Catastrophic KZN floods show how the impacts of climate change are being felt in South Africa
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Wind and solar farms in South Africa are 57% cheaper than gas plants for bulk electricity supply according to research.
Zenprop chief executive James Tannenberger, who stands to benefit financially from the River Club development, failed to address the substantive points of our original article
Appropriate policy, supported by a social compact by labour, business, communities and the government, can maximise the opportunities of the just transition
But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
Ramaphosa says fundamental changes are underway in South Africa’s beleaguered energy sector
As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit
The high-tech vehicle used the road trip to visit schools and raise awareness about renewable energy
Free trade limits the policy space available to states worldwide, locking them into market-based trade and industrial policies.
The Waterberg Women Advocacy Organisation wants people to have clean and renewable energy
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South Africa’s transition to renewables will depend on its ability to attract sustained energy investments
The Glasgow Climate Pact called for the removal of ‘inefficient’ fossil fuel subsidies, but a commitment to remove all fossil fuel subsidies is needed
The delay in additional capacity to the grid was not caused by a lack of private capital, but a lack of projects
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Only 40% of applicants to the Petroleum Agency of South Africa’s skills development trust for 2022 were women. But the agency’s chief executive says it is trying to offer them opportunities
Africa could lead world in green hydrogen production, says renewable energy expert
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Energy ministers on the continent should be discussing solutions to the climate crisis and a just transition instead
With funding we can turn an existential code red into a prosperous code green
South Africa, the continent’s largest emitter, is not among several African countries that joined the UK-led coalition committing to phase out the fossil fuel
The bidders will add 2 583 megawatts to the grid within 36 months
South Africa’s biggest polluters but they say they’re turning the ship around, but concerns remain over the use of gas as a fossil fuel in their proposals
The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’
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Addressing climate change is largely absent in the three major parties’ election manifestos
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Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
The Minerals Council which represents about 90% of the industry, said the country’s hydrogen opportunities were a game changer
The powerships will be more expensive for consumers than wind and solar energy and isn’t required for reliable electricity generation
The switch to alternative energy is crucial for employment, economic growth and decarbonisation
Environmental organisations want the government to factor the climate change crisis into the proposed legislation
Some argue that nuclear power will get us to our clean energy goals faster, but other experts say it is unsafe, unaffordable and unnecessary
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What energy mix will make up for the loss of South Africa’s coal power over the next decade or two? Will renewables alone fill the gap, or is nuclear power needed?
Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility
The chief executive believes climate change is an opportunity for the utility to pivot from coal
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