Tronox Mineral Sands, an American Mineral Sands mining company with operations in South Africa, has signed what is thought to be the largest Independent Power Producer agreement for the construction of two 100MW projects aimed at meeting 13% emission reduction targets. Construction is set to begin after the company reached an R4 billion financial close…
With a goal to curb carbon emissions, South African start-up Curbon, will make carbon-neutral online shopping possible through the launch of the country’s very first plugin created to help fight climate change. Curbon’s unique offering gives shoppers the opportunity to take direct, meaningful climate action with every online purchase. Using data from the world’s leading climate science institutions, the start-up’s…
Rio Tinto and Ford Motor Company have signed a non-binding global memorandum ofunderstanding (MOU) to jointly develop more sustainable and secure supply chains for battery andlow-carbon materials to be used in Ford vehicles.The multi-materials partnership will support the transition toward a net-zero future by supplyingFord, one of the world’s largest automakers, with materials including lithium,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday, 12 September 2022, visit the Jagersfontein-Charlesvillearea in the Free State where a mudslide has claimed lives and destroyed homes.Flooding caused by the collapse of a mine dam wall in South Africa’s Free State province has sweptaway houses and cars, killing one and injuring 40 others.On Sunday, a river of…
With just a few months before the red carpets are rolled out for global leaders at this year’s long-awaited COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, large corporations and development finance institutionsare beating their path to commit large investments towards facilitating achievement of JustTransition targets amongst their investee countries.Speaking at the 2022 Africa Climate Week in…
South Africa’s transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient, and sustainable society has ignited a heated discussion regarding the energy mix that may lift the country out of poverty while adhering to the Juts Transition standards. The multiplicity of transition options has perplexed Parliamentarians, and continued blackouts from the country’s coal-fired power plants have undermined the country’s…
