Technique developed to see pollutants through cloud formations
A satellite technique to better estimate concentrations of pollutants, such as soot, through cloud cover has been developed by University of Iowa (UI) scientists, the university said in a statement.
View ArticleGlobal warming could benefit potato industry
Climate change could result in a positive outcome for the potato industry and possibly lead to potatoes becoming one of the top staple crops in the world, says University of Pretoria (UP) Potato...
View ArticleOrganisation says efficiency initiatives a success
The National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA) reports that its Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP) programme and the Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement (IEE)...
View ArticleFirm identifies sustainability megaforces that will affect business
Business has, over the past 20 years, recognised how it impacts on the world, but only recently has it become evident how the world affects the way in which companies do business, reports professional...
View ArticleUN green climate fund, aiding poor, to pick HQ in 2012
Leaders of a fledgling UN green fund agreed at a first meeting on Saturday to pick a headquarters this year as part of a plan to oversee billions of dollars in aid to help developing nations fight...
View ArticleSA smart-grid deployment should draw on global experiences
A domestic smart grid must be mapped out correctly to avoid any unnecessary and awkward setbacks, as have been experienced by some projects internationally, and requires government to partially fund...
View ArticlePoor seek to cut CDM access at UN climate talks
More than 130 of the world's poorest nations have sought to pressure richer countries to agree new legally-binding goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by threatening to deny them access to cheap UN...
View ArticleAfrican farmers must do more to beat climate change – study
African farmers are finding new ways to cope with droughts, erosion and other ravages of climate change but need to develop even more techniques to thrive in an increasingly uncertain environment,...
View ArticleTwo SA mining firms among top carbon disclosure leaders
South African mining firms Anglo American and its 80%-owned subisdiary South African mining firms Anglo American and its 80%-owned subisdiary Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) are included in the...
View ArticleSolar car challenge gets under way on Tuesday
Sasol’s Solar Challenge South Africa was set to kick off on Tuesday after 12, mostly academic, teams completed multiple final vehicle testing processes at Zwartkop Raceway, in Pretoria, on Monday. The...
View ArticleSA teams gaining in solar-race confidence
As the teams entered the third leg of the 11-day 5 400 km Sasol Solar Challenge, it emerged that the South African teams had started gaining momentum as more cars reached the finishing point on their...
View ArticleMining industry increasingly seeking water solutions
The global mining water and wastewater sector was expected to grow as the focus on sustainable water solutions within the mining industry increased, a recent report by Frost & Sullivan found. In...
View ArticleGlobal warming could benefit potato industry
Climate change could result in a positive outcome for the potato industry and possibly lead to potatoes becoming one of the top staple crops in the world, says University of Pretoria (UP) Potato...
View ArticleOrganisation says efficiency initiatives a success
The National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA) reports that its Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP) programme and the Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement (IEE)...
View ArticleProposed Zambezi hydropower dams pose some risks, expert warns
Existing and proposed hydropower dams are not properly evaluated for the risks of natural hydrological variability, which is extremely high in the Zambezi river, not to mention the risks posed by...
View ArticlePoor nations dismayed by looming climate aid gap
Rich nations are dismaying developing countries with pledges merely to continue aid to help them combat climate change in 2013 despite past promises of a tenfold surge to $100-billion a year by 2020....
View ArticleInvestors exposed to climate and water risks, says WWF report
Investors have limited choices when it comes to tackling investment constraints as a result of carbon and water risks, highlighting the need for government and regulators to urgently take action, a new...
View ArticleSA’s Green Fund attracts 590 applications
A total of 590 funding applications for potential sustainable-development projects worth R10.9-billion have been received following the issuance of request for proposals (RFP) under the South African...
View ArticleExxaro tops carbon-disclosure log, while SA shows Brics leadership
Black-empowered resources group Exxaro climbed to the top of the JSE Top 100 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) in 2012, closely followed by fellow miners Gold Fields and Harmony – in 2011, Gold...
View ArticleUN talks seen falling short despite climate change fears
Despite mounting alarm about climate change, almost 200 nations meeting in Doha from Monday are likely to pay little more than lip service to the need to rein in rising greenhouse gas emissions. A...
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