Parliamentary Committee on Energy ignores impacts of climate change

It is concerning when Parliamentary Committee on energy ignores Climate Change, and promotes environmentally damaging practices. We need an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that is to the benefit of our people and our environment. The energy committee overseeing the plan isn't prioritising climate change. It seems to align itself with the views of the coal [...]

By |2021-07-06T11:06:14+02:00December 3rd, 2018|

Life in Hillview

On 4 October 2018, Project 90 by 2030 held Public Participation Workshops with a group of concerned community leaders from Nyanga, Hillview, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha to discuss the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2018) and how the various proposed scenarios could affect their daily lives. It was clear from comments made that the current and rising [...]

By |2021-07-06T12:47:22+02:00November 9th, 2018|

Project 90 vs Eskom’s Non-Compliance with Minimum Emission Standards

Why Eskom's Non-Compliance is a Violation of our Constitutional Rights Eskom recently held Public Participation Hearings regarding their application for postponements to the implementation of the Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for 14 of their coal and liquid fuel-fired power stations in Gauteng and Mpumalanga.  The monitoring by Government of the Minimum Emission Standards (MES) is [...]

By |2021-07-20T09:32:31+02:00October 17th, 2018|
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