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China bans airlines from joining EU emissions scheme
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The Chinese government said on Monday it has barred the country's airlines from joining a European Union scheme to charge for carbon emissions from flights into and out of Europe and prohibit airlines from charging customers extra because of the...
By: Reuters
06 Feb 12
Energy Measurement
COP 17 expo used yearly energy equivalent of 24 US households
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The two-week Climate Change Response Expo, held in Durban during the seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, used the same electricity as 24 US households do during one year,...
ACID MINE WATER
Water Affairs confirms movement on long-term AMD study
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South Africa’s Department of Water Affairs (DWA) has confirmed that a feasibility study has been initiated to assess longer-term solutions for South Africa’s acid mine drainage (AMD) problem. The investigation began in December and should be...
By: Terence Creamer
27 Jan 12
Waste Management
Cabinet approves national waste management plan
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The South African Cabinet approved a National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) in December that provides the overarching methods to implement the Waste Act (2008) and its Waste Management Strategy, says Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs...
By: Schalk Burger
27 Jan 12
ACID MINE WATER
TCTA again warns of funding shortfall for acid water projects
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South Africa’s Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) reports that it is making some progress in implementing emergency and near-term projects designed to deal with the problem of acid mine drainage (AMD) arising on the eastern, central and...
By: Terence Creamer
19 Jan 12
CLEAN ENERGY
Alstom deputy CEO calls for long-term policies for the deployment of clean energy technologies
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Politicians should frame long-term policies to enable the safe and economical deployment of clean energy technologies, which, currently, is the greatest challenge the world faces, said global power-generation and transmission giant Alstom deputy...
By: Schalk Burger
16 Dec 11
CLIMATE CHANGE
SA should consider placing a price on carbon
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Policy makers in South Africa would have to focus their efforts on placing a price on carbon in the next few years, said Paul Curnow, Sydney-based partner with global law firm Baker & McKenzie.
Like Australia, which plans to introduce a carbon...
14 Dec 11
Green infrastructure
All government tiers must prepare for green infrastructure future
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Rural Development and Land Reform Deputy Minister Lechesa Tsenoli has urged academic institutions, researchers, business intelligence organisations and governmental structures at all levels to work together to start detailed and long-term planning...
By: Schalk Burger
09 Dec 11
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WWF sees COP 17 as laying foundation for future deal
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Air Products markets tyre recycling solutions... 
SA team insists COP 17 was a success, but...
All government tiers must prepare for green...
De Hoop to begin collecting water in January
WWF sees COP 17 as laying foundation for future...
Environmental sustainability seen as a driver...
SA should showcase low carbon investment...
SA not backing away from its GHG reduction...
SA to strive for climate, development balance...
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