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Greenpeace Africa statement on the Engen Wentworth Oil Refinery Explosion
The explosion at the Engen Oil Refinery in Wentworth, Durban is the third environmental disaster to occur in KwaZulu-Natal within the past three months, the former being Transnet’s crude oil spill into the Umbilo river and the motor vehicle accident caused by a fuel tanker, which claimed 12 lives.
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Renewable Energy is key in closing the gap for off-grid rural communities.
Rural communities have so far not been able to access stable and affordable power. Renewable energy should be used to bridge the gap for off-grid communities and reduce the effects of climate change.
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Barbara Creecy’s big announcement better late than never: Greenpeace Africa
30 November 2020, Johannesburg -- The Department of Environment, Forest and Fisheries’ (DEFF) announced Monday to pursue criminal prosecution against Eskom for non-compliance with air pollution standards and supplying false and misleading information in reports to an Air Quality Officer at the Kendal Power station, between 2018 and 2019. In response, Greenpeace Africa Climate and…
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SOUTH AFRICA’S SO2 EMISSIONS DROP IN 2019, NO THANKS TO GOVERNMENT
Johannesburg, 23 November 2020 — South Africa saw a sharp decrease in Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) emissions in 2019, bringing the country’s emissions to their lowest level on record, according to…
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Mauritius after three months: 10 unanswered questions following the oil spill
On August 6, Mauritius local time, the MV Wakashio began to leak it's heavy fuel oil offshore of Pointe d'Esny, south of Mauritius, two weeks after the Japanese bulk carrier ran aground on a coral reef. Sensitive ecosystems in Mauritius’ lagoon and shoreline have been contaminated and might take decades to recover.
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DMRE must prioritise energy democracy, renewable energy
This morning, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) Minister Gwede Mantashe gazetted amendments to the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity.
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Sasol’s pockets swell while SA’s air quality suffers
Sasol, South Africa's second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, received a R6.5 billion boost in profits last year as a result of their exemption from carbon tax
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What we learn about power from a decade of climate change
Climate change affects all of us, although in different ways. Where do we find the power to tackle one of the planet's greatest existential threats? Not in policy, but in consequence and in people
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Global SO2 emissions drop in 2019 – Greenpeace global ranking
JAnthropogenic sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions fell globally in 2019, reveals a new analysis of NASA satellite data by Greenpeace India and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
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Volunteer Blog | Fuelling the Fire
This period is defined by the way human activities have impacted biophysical processes which, in turn, have begun to degrade natural ecosystems and the benefits we are able to obtain from them.