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Department of Environment in denial of air pollution crisis in South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa, 21 November 2018 — It comes as no surprise that the Department of Environmental Affairs has taken the position of defending mega-polluters on air pollution in…
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Greenpeace Africa invited to present NO2 findings to SA Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs
As a result of Greenpeace’s groundbreaking analysis of satellite data, the South African Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs has invited Greenpeace Africa to present on the findings of this report…
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Department of Environmental Affairs has ‘secretly’ weakened sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission standards for coal-fired power stations
Johannesburg, South Africa – 14 November 2018 — Greenpeace Africa strongly opposes the unlawful decision by the Department of Environmental Affairs to weaken sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission standards for coal-fired…
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Greenpeace Africa responds to accusations by NUM
Johannesburg, 5 November 2018: Responding to accusations of recklessness made by NUM, as reported by TimesLive, Greenpeace Africa Senior Climate and Energy Campaign Manager, Melita Steele has said: “People’s lives…
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#NO2Coal: 5 Scary Facts About Air Pollution
While fictitious ghosts and ghouls capture the world’s imagination over Halloween, a real invisible killer claims thousands South Africans’ lives each year. South Africa’s Mpumalanga province has been identified as…
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New satellite data reveals the world’s largest air pollution hotspot is Mpumalanga – South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa, 29 October 2018 – A groundbreaking analysis of satellite data from 1 June to 31 August this year [1] reveals the world’s largest NO2 air pollution hotspots…
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Reactive on IPCC Report
Kinshasa, 9th October 2018: In October, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre industrial levels…
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IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C and its implications for South Africa
The approval and launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on 1.5°C warming will happen on October 8, 2018 in Incheon, Korea. The report highlights the…
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Eskom should look to the sun and wind – they offer unlimited energy
Eskom’s recent warnings of gloom, doom and tragedy is enough to give South Africans nightmares. But in the gloom there is potential for hope. It comes as no surprise that…
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Jeff, fracking is not the answer to fuel prices, it is just plain wrong!
Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 September 2018 — In response to Energy Minister Jeff Radebe’s recent call for all impediments to shale gas exploration to be removed as part of government’s…