Koeberg’s 40 year operational licence comes to an end in July 2024 and Eskom is pushing for a twenty year extension from the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR). The NNR is now holding public hearings in Tableview, Athlone and Atlantis from the 6th to the 8th of June to consult on the proposed life extension. The [...]
On 24th September 2022, under the banner of March For System Change, youth, civil society and concerned citizens from across Cape Town and Surrounding towns and settlements came together to march from Hanover Street to Cape Town Parliament on Heritage Day! The action was led by the youth-led African Climate Alliance in [...]
From 25 September to 1st October 2022, youth gathered at The Climate Justice Camp held by Greenpeace International took place in Nabeul, Tunisa. New friends were made and the old ones reunited. The camp was mainly to build solidarity and also show that there’s a lot that this climate justice movement can offer. There were [...]
South African youth to lead intergenerational global climate action on 25th March, calling for “people not profit” in the wake of Human Rights Day, as the domestic environmental justice movement picks up greater momentum. On 25th March 2022, South African youth and civil society will once again take [...]
South Africa has a legacy of coal reliance that if continued will only lead to more destruction and devastation. The reality is that there is no future in coal, despite what our leaders would have us believe. We need to stop this new procurement of coal-fired power and move through a Just Energy Transition toward [...]
MEDIA RELEASE: 07 October 2021 Young Climate Activists from Khayelitsha embark on ‘Playing With Solar’ programme following their Climate Action outside Parliament (Cape Town) last week and the Build Up to COP26. On Saturday, 9 October 2021, young climate activists from Khayelitsha, hot off the heels from the 24th September 2021 Parliament (Cape Town) [...]
Mobilising Support For Project 90 - We need to cover costs for 3 months to continue inspiring and mobilising society towards a sustainably developed and equitable low-carbon future. About The Project: Entering 2020, Project 90 by 2030 was celebrating a record number of 21 YouLead Initiative participants receiving their Bronze President’s Award and one young [...]
TACKLING ENERGY POVERTY AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE WESTERN CAPE South Africa needs to invest time and resources to move towards a just energy transition (JET). In Project 90’s latest research report we investigated what a JET means for the Western Cape. The province has shown political will to shift to low carbon energy [...]
On 20 September 2019, the youth of Cape Town will take to the streets for the third time this year to protest the South African Government’s lack of action on our climate emergency: South Africa is warming at a rate nearly double the global average. Learners from around 50 schools across the city, part of [...]
With less than a month to prepare for what may be the biggest global climate strike action to date – scheduled for Friday 20 September – 350 Africa, Project 90 by 2030 and HoneyBush Communications will host a first-ever Youth Artivism Workshop, at Community House in Salt River on 24 August from 9am – 4pm. [...]
