December 2015 saw the close of international climate negotiations (COP21) in Paris, France, which gave rise to a global climate agreement – the Paris Agreement – the first since the Kyoto Protocol which was adopted almost 20 years ago. Whilst the Paris Agreement may lack the ambition that many participating parties had initially hoped for; [...]
Image credit: Andrey Serebryakov In 2016 there has been substantial media coverage on the proposed nuclear build in South Africa. This included: the cost, the outdated energy planning documents, the international agreements, a court case involving the President and the Minister of Energy, problematic environmental impact assessments, a strained nuclear regulator and the potential for [...]
When Mr Herman Mashaba writes its worthwhile reading his pieces, not because he is aspiring to be the Mayor of the City of Gold, but because he is the founder of Black Like Me. If you grew up in the townships and various predominately black neighbourhoods like I did, you will know of the hair [...]
Project 90 by 2030’s Keep It Bag initiative empowers women from marginalised communities with the necessary skills - through training and capacity building - to enhance their energy security. On 24 May 2016, we introduced the concept of heat retention cooking as a clean, low-cost, low-tech alternative for energy provision to a group of 30 [...]
The Community Partnerships team is raring and ready to go with the practical capacity building workshops set to take place over the next month. At the end of June, the team will be hosting the next round of workshops for the ENERGY SMART Citizens in Action project supported by the European Union, where we will [...]
*** Nerd Alert El Niño in Spanish means 'young boy' which describes the Southern Oscillation. It refers to the cycle of warm and cold temperatures, as measured by sea surface temperature, of the tropical central and eastern Pacific Ocean. El Niño is accompanied by high air pressure in the western Pacific and low air pressure in the eastern Pacific. [...]
One of the many commitments made during the COP21 climate change negotiations in Paris at the end of 2015 was for all participating countries to enhance education, training, public participation and awareness around climate change, and to guarantee access to information in their respective countries. This commitment, known as the “Action for Climate Empowerment” builds [...]
In April 2016, the Leadership Clubs in the Western Cape began preparing for their Days of Action which are set to take place in August. This year, the Leadership Clubs will be creating a campaign in the lead up to their Days of Action to stir some inspiration and rally others in their school communities [...]
Latest article published in the Business Report by Richard Halsey from our Policy & Research team - on the global status of renewable energy.
Renewable energy is one of the most tangible ways of making a fundamental shift from our current climate trajectory. Weening off from fossil fuels for energy will decrease our dependence on these limited and climate altering resources and allow us to move towards creating a low-carbon generation. The African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) was created [...]