carbon emissions

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    New study launched to investigate Eskom pollution's death count

    New study launched to investigate Eskom pollution's death count South African scientists plan to examine about 8.5 million death certificates to ascertain how many people the country’s dependence on coal for electricity is killing. The review is the first of its kind in Africa in that it will...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Diesel vs Electric vs Petrol — greenest cars to drive in South Africa

    Diesel vs Electric vs Petrol — greenest cars to drive in South Africa Electric cars available in South Africa with comparable petrol or diesel equivalents generally have similar or lower carbon emissions, a recent MyBroadband comparison has shown. The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    EU penalties on the cards for South Africa if it does not start ditching coal

    EU penalties on the cards for South Africa if it does not start ditching coal South Africa must accelerate its transition to renewable energy to avoid export penalties being threatened by key trading partners, a government official said on Wednesday. “We are doing this for ourselves because it...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Emissions exclusion at Kusile could bring units back online a year earlier — Eskom

    Emissions exclusion at Kusile could bring units back online a year earlier — Eskom South Africa's Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., already named as the world's biggest sulphur dioxide emitter, is seeking approval to release more of the pollutant linked to ailments ranging from asthma to heart attacks...
  6. Jan

    Comparing carbon emissions of a diesel car to an electric vehicle charged from the Eskom grid

    Electric cars are worse for the environment than diesel in South Africa Electric vehicles are said to be environmentally friendly alternatives to petrol and diesel-powered cars, but this is not the case in South Africa. South Africa relies heavily on coal-fired power plants, which release...
  7. Jan

    De Ruyter: Eskom needs R460 billion to R537 billion to go no-carbon

    Eskom needs R500 billion to drop coal - De Ruyter Eskom says that it will need between $30 billion (R460 billion) and $35 billion (R537 billion) over the next 15 years to transition away from generating electricity from coal. This is more than triple the amount Eskom previously said it would...
  8. Jan

    South Africa Adopts Tougher Emission Goal Before COP26

    South Africa Adopts Tougher Emission Goal Before COP26 South Africa’s cabinet adopted a lower greenhouse gas emission, following the recommendation of a panel set up by President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of the COP26 international climate change meeting. The target, known as the country’s...
  9. Kevin Lancaster

    Apple looking to clean up its act

    Apple trying to go green Apple has acknowledged it needs to address its carbon emissions and rising water consumption, and invest in renewable energy
  10. Kevin Lancaster

    Carbon dioxide tracking satellite to be launched by NASA

    NASA to launch satellite to track carbon dioxide The satellite will take one million measurements per day in a bid to track the leading cause of greenhouse gas
  11. LazyLion

    China Wrestles with Cost of Cleaner Environment

    Facing public outrage over smog-choked cities and filthy rivers, China's leaders are promising to clean up its neglected environment - a pledge that sets up a clash with political pressures to keep economic growth strong. An array of possible initiatives discussed by officials and state media...
  12. QuintonB

    Vodacom looks to the sun for cleaner energy

    Vodacom looks towards the sun for energy Vodacom is fitting its Century City office in Cape Town with the largest single array of solar panels in Africa
  13. QuintonB

    Microsoft aims to be carbon neutral

    Microsoft dedicated to carbon neutrality Microsoft’s carbon footprint to be neutral by July.
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