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Eskom Set to Accelerate Water Crisis
Coal-fired electricity is a major threat to South Africa’s already stressed water resources – and Eskom’s new mega coal plants are set to make matters even worse, further compromising water access for the poor. Currently almost a million South African households still have no access to water.
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A Beginner’s Guide To Nuclear Power
Before a nuclear reactor lands on your doorstep, let's start at the very beginning with ten questions to get you clued up on what nuclear power is all about.
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The True Cost of Coal
Catastrophic climate change and uncontrollable debt are burdens South Africans will have to bear for their government’s addiction to coal. On top of the escalating construction costs for Kusile, the monstrous coal-fired power plant, the country will have to pay up to R60.6 billion per year for the external costs associated with it.
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The True Cost of Nuclear Energy
Our new report highlights once again that nuclear power is a dead-end: it would lock the country into an out-dated, expensive and deadly energy future.
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Eskom: Clean Up Your Act!
Greenpeace Africa activists used three dumper trucks to unload five tonnes of coal in front of the Eskom Megawatt Park offices, effectively blocking one of the entrances to the building with the coal.
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Crisis for FSC in the Congo Basin?
Greenpeace and many other Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) members and stakeholders are seriously concerned that an increasing number of FSC certificates are being granted around the world to logging companies that do not meet the international principles and criteria for forest stewardship, or key policies and standards.
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2011 Annual Report
We highlight some of our 2011 historic moments, not counting the UN climate talks in Durban or what we got up to on the historic Goree Island in Senegal. These highlights were…
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Zuma Must Not Get Caught in a Nuclear Trap
With the announcement of cooperation agreements having been signed between South African and French energy companies, Greenpeace reiterates its call to President Zuma not to fall into the dangerous trap of nuclear energy.
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Turning REDD into Green
Can a National REDD Plan in the Democratic Republic of Congo set a new course for the protection of forests, people and global climate?
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Greenpeace and Jericho launch the Kgathollo ya Solar (Solar Kickoff)
The world cup kicks off in six days time – but the benefits of this soccer spectacular will be felt for a long time afterwards, thanks to the innovative Solar public viewing area in Jericho, Brits. Next Friday June 11 2010, the world will hold its breath as the first ever soccer world cup to…
