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23 May 2013

14 May 2013

SA: Dipuo Peters: Address by the Minister of Energy, at the Energy Department Budget Vote 2013/14, Parliament, Cape Town (14/05/2013)

SPEECH

Our first democratically elected President, Dr Nelson Mandela once said, “For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of...

08 May 2013

SA ranks 13th on Green Tax Index

TAX

Tax has been identified as the key driver for the green policy in South Africa, auditing firm KPMG International said on Wednesday. "KPMG International has named South Africa as the 13th most...

26 Feb 2013

SA: Dipuo Peters: Address by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, at the launch of the Department of Environmental Affairs Green Cars, Gerotek West, Pretoria (26/02/2013)

SPEECH

Thank you for the warm welcome and greetings to you all, particularly all the stakeholders and partners who have worked so hard to make this green car project a reality. Today we launch a...

08 Feb 2013

Of oil refineries, nuclear plants and the planning fallacy

LOW CARBON FUTURE

The great project Mthombo (new large refinery capacity) and the proposed 9.6 GW nuclear fleet is still on the cards. Both do not only describe the need for vast capital investments but also the...

06 Dec 2012

World Energy Trilemma 2012: Time to get real (December 2012)

ENERGY

To assist policymakers and the energy industry with pressing forward sustainable energy systems, the World Energy Council, in collaboration with global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman,...

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...

01 Dec 2012

DOHA: Statement by the World Energy Council, on Energy Sustainability Index that highlights top-performing countries and policies crucial to performance (01/12/2012)

STATEMENT

The 2012 Energy Sustainability Index, published within the WEC's 2012 World Energy Trilemma report, Time to get realthe case for sustainable energy policy, finds that most countries still have not...

27 Nov 2012

Scramble for energy resources: The prospects for Sino-Nigerian cooperation

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

China’s presence on the African continent has been widely acknowledged and debated, with financial transactions, infrastructure development and new political ties having been developed over the...

06 Nov 2012

White Paper on Energy Security and Global Warming (November 2012)

CLIMATE CHANGE

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. These last two decades of climate diplomacy have been filled with ambitious goals – such as...

30 Oct 2012

SA: Statement by Windlab, global wind energy development company, welcomes renewable energy announcement (30/10/2012)

STATEMENT

The agreement will involve around R47bn in infrastructure development, including the development of wind farms, which will provide Eskom with around 1415MW of installed renewable capacity.

26 Oct 2012

Land acquisitions: India’s investments in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In recent years, Africa has seen an increase in corporate and foreign Governments leasing or purchasing large areas of land in some of its poorest regions. These large-scale land acquisitions have...

18 Sep 2012

SA: Susan Shabangu: Address by the Minister of Mineral Resources, on the occasion of a Special Statement on Shale Gas to the National Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town (18/09/2012)

SPEECH

May I begin by thanking you for affording me this rare opportunity to inform this House about a subject so crucial to the future of our country. This subject relates to the potential occurrence of...

11 Sep 2012

SA: Statement by the Department of Mineral Resources, report on hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo (11/09/2012)

STATEMENT

INVESTIGATION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IN THE KAROO BASIN OF SOUTH AFRICA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Working Group (of the Task Team) on Shale Gas and Hydraulic Fracturing was chaired by the CEO of...

15 Aug 2012

SA: Jacob Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, at the handover of the revised National Development Plan, at the National Council of Provinces, Cape Town (15/08/2012)

SPEECH

Honourable Deputy President, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe, Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly and Chairperson of the NCOP,

16 Jul 2012

Land acquisitions: Investment opportunity or hydro-colonialism?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Today we live in a ‘post-surplus world’ with a tense situation in global food markets, while at the same time facing increasing food demand. By 2050 the world will need 50% more food than it...

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