Tag: Climate change
The climate emergency is happening Now – Wake Up says Institute of Risk Management
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) has expressed deep concern over the natural disasters in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, warning that...
Meeting South Africa’s carbon emissions target: first we measure, then we manage
AS the world’s 12th largest greenhouse gas emitter, South Africa has indicated that total emissions will begin to decline in 2025 with our Cabinet adopting...
Coffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change
The world could lose half of its best coffee-growing land under a moderate climate change scenario. Brazil, which is currently the world's largest coffee...
Managing construction waste is part of a greener future
CLIMATE change is now everyone’s concern, and Concor’s efforts to operate more efficiently and sustainably include the way it deals with its construction waste.
According...
Climate change revolution lights a fire under the heating industry
The IEA’s call to ban fossil fuel boilers is a welcome ambition and together with policy intervention could bolster demand for heat pump technology.
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“Critically insufficient”: SA’s commitment to fighting climate change lags, but there’s hope in hydrogen
THE International Energy Agency – of which South Africa is an association country – recently released its suggestions for curbing global greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Emerging hydrogen industry can help tackle climate change, but complex risks need managing
Hydrogen is predicted to play a leading role in the energy transition towards a low-carbon economy. As an alternative to fossil fuels like oil...
WC Department of Agriculture bags a gold award for climate change
The Western Cape has won yet another accolade for its commitments to sustainability. The province’s Department of Agriculture was recently presented the prestigious Gold...
Water scarcity is the next big business challenge – #watershedding
While the country braces itself for a year of load-shedding and Coronavirus panic sets in, there is another crisis looming: that of water scarcity....
Climate change the biggest challenge facing the investment industry
Only those investors who are able to take seriously the value destruction potential of climate change will survive.
Asset managers have a lot to worry...
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