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18 May 2013
                       
 
 
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11 Mar 2013
 
 
 
 
Sasol warns of possible unintended carbon-tax consequences
CARBON TAX
The unintended consequences of South Africa’s proposal to introduce a carbon tax as from January 1, 2015, had to be analysed, Sasol CEO David Constable said on Monday. Speaking following the...
 
 
27 Feb 2013
 
Carbon tax from 2015, as new biofuels incentive is unveiled
BUDGET 2013
The South African government has confirmed that a carbon tax will be phased in from January 1, 2015, as part of South Africa’s efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change and encourage...
 
 
04 Dec 2012
 
WEC: Statement by the World Energy Council's, avers that the world is far from achieving sustainable energy systems (04/12/2012)
STATEMENT
The World Energy Council's (WEC) global ranking of country energy sustainability performance has revealed that most of the over 90 countries assessed are still far from achieving fully sustainable...
 
 
04 Oct 2012
 
High electricity bills set to choke South African companies
DELOITTE
Deloitte leader for sustainability Paul Ben-Israel says South Africa’s move from being a low cost electricity producer because of excess capacity built up in the 1970s, towards a more cost...
 
 
30 Mar 2012
 
Strong link
REAL ECONOMY: ENERGY & COMPETITIVENESS
One of the more interesting linkages highlighted in the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation’s (Unido’s) latest biennial Industrial Development Report, is the strong association...
 
 
12 Feb 2012
 
WWF: Statement by the Worldwide Fund for Nature, welcoming the South African government's efforst to address environmental issues (12/02/2012)
Statements

WWF South Africa welcomes the recognition of the importance of social infrastructure in President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), and will be exploring how the...

 
 
25 Aug 2011
 
SA to benefit should climate funding target be met, Manuel says
CLIMATE FINANCE
If the proposed Green Climate Fund committee were able to raise the $100-billion-a-year targeted for disbursement among developing countries by 2020, South Africa stood in line to receive between...
 
 
21 Jan 2011
 
Enlarged Bric bloc to prioritise energy security, says India
POWER & BRICS
Fast-growing India has developed an intensive focus on dealing with its energy security challenge, which has emerged as a constraint on the Asian giant’s industrial competitiveness, India’s...
 
 
12 Mar 2010
 
SA seeks to make virtue of necessity with green-industries plan
GREEN ECONOMY
The South African government has given strong signals that the country's energy intensity is no longer sustain-able and has started to outline its low-carbon-economy vision.
 
 
18 Sep 2009
 
Reflections on Green Paper on national strategic planning
HOT SPOT
National strategic planning holds huge promise. It could unite many parts of South Africa in moving towards a common national vision of development. Much depends on how it will be implemented. But,...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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