Green Economy
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Beyond the build: Green jobs in SA’s renewables industry
South Africa's green economy promises millions of jobs by 2050, driven by renewable energy projects. However, an investigation reveals that while construction phases generate…
Billions are flowing into South Africa’s green economy
The Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) in the Western Cape was established in 2020 to attract green economy investment. Oxpeckers investigates whether this ambition is…
SANParks Vision 2040: A bold plan to link conservation and communities
Eastern Cape entrepreneur blossoms through skills programme, highlighting aims for people-centred conservation, linking economic empowerment with biodiversity
Limpopo rare earths project aims to clean up the environment
At least six decades of mining has caused significant environmental damage in the Phalaborwa area
Free State’s helium gamble: A new energy frontier?
The province is home to the biggest gas and helium project in the country. Will it speed up the shift towards renewable energy sources, or could it potentially hinder progress?…
SA companies should focus on meeting the requirements for a ‘green economy’
The public and civil society taking action to ensure compliance with environmental sustainability local and international laws and treaties is likely to gather momentum
Green Economy
How South Africa’s resource-intensive film industry is starting to go green
Clean energy explainer: What is a just transition?
Researchers say South Africa needs a ‘deep just transition’ that goes beyond moving to renewable energy
The green economy can create decent jobs
For households in mining towns a greener economy must provide more secure jobs that pay enough to ensure household wellbeing and upward mobility
Ramaphosa’s panel calls for end to coal, but who’ll fund it?
Like unfinished flyovers in Cape Town, global climate finance and domestic demand often don’t meet up
The West owes Africa $100bn (at least) for climate recovery
In fewer than three days, a US citizen emits as much carbon as a person from Chad or Niger does in one year. Such is the asymmetry in culpability for climate change.
Critical climate plans hang on future international finance
Failing to invest in a greener economy could cost South Africa trillions, but calls to mobilise capital come amid fiscal strain
Assets, wealth revolution on the go
Financiers are ‘impact investing’ by shifting their support to investment products that prioritise environmental, social and governance issues
Review: ‘Planet of the Humans’ is a mess. You should watch it
The new documentary on the future of our planet, executive produced by Michael Moore, fails on a number of fronts. But believers in green growth could still learn from it.
The green economy – a win-win strategy for South Africa
On a provincial level, programmes such as Gauteng’s The Innovation Hub are helping to create green economic growth