South African Civil Society calls for a more ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution for People, Planet, and Future Generations
Transitioning to clean energy would reduce the volume and harm of mining dramatically. By Michael Thomas | Original Article Here | Mar 29 Featured Image Credit: A coal mine in Indonesia. Photo by Dominik Vanyi Decarbonizing the world’s economy will require an enormous amount of minerals like copper, lithium, nickel and cobalt. Everything from electric vehicles…
By Jeff Rudin : Follow | 27 Mar 2023 | Original Article Here Featured Image Credit: Young South Africans take part in the Global Climate Strike outside Parliament in Cape Town on 25 March 2022. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Nic Bothma) Ultimately, the only adequate response to climate change is the government’s effective declaration of war against…
By MJ (Thinus) Booysen | 14 Dec 2022 Professor MJ (Thinus) Booysen is Research Chair in Internet of Things and Director of the MTN Mobile Intelligence Research Laboratory in the Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University: www.thinus.co.za The technical and economic challenges in South Africa’s energy crisis are inextricably and uncomfortably linked to the country’s political and…