South Africa: New Draft for Climate Deal One 'We Can Work On'
AllAfrica.com | 14 Jun 2010
CLIMATE change talks limped to a close in Bonn, Germany, on Friday with many countries expressing disappointment over the new preliminary draft text on a global agreement, but agreeing to carry on negotiating at the next meeting in August in Cancun.
 South Africa | Climate Change Adaptation | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Negotiations

South Africa: Island States Want to Cap Warming at 1,5° C
AllAfrica.com | 11 Jun 2010
POOR countries and island states ignited a debate on the appropriate global target for climate change yesterday, arguing that their survival was on the line, to the apparent consternation of oil-producing countries and signs of a possible rift among emerging economies.
 South Africa | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts

South Africa: Eskom seeks carbon credits for burning coal
AfricaFiles | 07 Jun 2010
Eskom, a South African utility company recently won a $3.75 billion World Bank loan to build the world's fourth-largest coal-fired power plant. Now it is asking for international carbon credits for making the plant more efficient. AB
 South Africa | Clean Development Mechanism | Energy Efficiency

Africa: New Marine Centre to Study Continent's Climate Challenges
AllAfrica.com | 21 May 2010
A new collaboration between Norway and South Africa will collect oceanic data to help better understand and cope with the effects of climate change across Africa. The centre - a collaboration between the University of Cape Town Marine Research (MA-RE) Institute and the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre (NERSC) in Norway - will carry out systematic and long-term measurements of the oceans. It will also develop new methods of data integration
 South Africa | Climate Change Impacts | Research

South Africa: Moves Towards Clean Energy Future
AllAfrica.com | 26 Apr 2010
THE Lebrija solar plant in Andalucia, 60km south of Seville in Spain, stands out in the remote countryside. The solar field, which consists of 400000 square metres of mirrors, is an eye-catching landmark and bears testimony to Spain's move to greener energy.
 South Africa | Renewable Energy

South Africa: Greater Focus On Emission Curbs
AllAfrica.com | 22 Apr 2010
SA's vulnerability to the effects of climate change was forcing the government to intensify its efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions in different sectors of the economy, a senior environmental official said yesterday.
 South Africa | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Schism remains as World Bank nears vote on $3B S. Africa loan
Washington Post | 07 Apr 2010
The World Bank will vote Thursday on whether to lend $3 billion to South Africa's state-owned utility to build a giant new coal plant over the objections of environmentalists and South African trade unions who say the money should be spent on renewable energy projects.
 South Africa | Renewable Energy

South Africa: Bank-Funded Coal Plant Tests Green Agenda
AllAfrica.com | 30 Mar 2010
Decision-makers around the world are in a period of transition when it comes to the future of supplying energy. Even if everyone agrees that a low carbon future is the inevitable solution, there is nothing close to consensus regarding which path to take.
 United States | Climate Change | Climate Change Negotiations | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

South Africa: Renewable Energy Runs Out of Pep
AllAfrica.com | 07 Sep 2009
Johannesburg — THE National Energy Regulator of SA's (Nersa's) auditorium in Pretoria was packed to capacity last week as renewable energy players dispensed words of wisdom on how to kick-start the renewable energy industry in SA.
 South Africa | Renewable Energy

Shack dwellers warned of winter flooding
Independent Online | 04 May 2009
About 8 500 shacks on the Cape Flats are at high risk of flooding in the coming winter, according to a warning issued by the City of Cape Town.
 South Africa | Floods