Its do-or-die time in Ottawa, Canada, as global negotiators this week head into key UN talks aiming to set global rules across the plastics lifecycle, writes Legalbrief. As negotiators head into the fourth and penultimate UN talks on a global ... Read More
Sasol is on the list of 57 big companies that produced 80% of the world’s CO2 emissions from 2016 to 2022, according to a new report from the Carbon Majors database this month. Sasol is ranked at 56. Carbon Majors ... Read More
Is climate lobbying by big corporates holding back SA's energy transition? An EWN report notes that research by the environmental NGO Influence Map suggests this is the case. While some South African companies and industry associations have supported climate ... Read More
Corobrik is undeterred in its bid to remove coal from its clay quarries, saying it needs to get to the carbonaceous shale that is sandwiched by the coal to lower its gas usage amid Sasol woes and ensure the sustainable ... Read More
The National Nuclear Regulator has, in a Government Gazette notice, announced that it will hold a second set of public hearings for the application to extend the operating life of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station by 20 years. A Policy ... Read More
In 2023, Just Share and amaBhungane filed a series of access to information requests to try to establish the extent of corporate climate lobbying in SA. ‘The responses demonstrate that closed-door engagement between government officials and private business on climate ... Read More
Eskom is the biggest challenge facing the country. It has a huge debt of over R400bn despite receiving over R270bn in government bailouts since 2008. Load shedding is a permanent feature of daily life and is causing an economic crisis ... Read More
The deadly protracted heatwave that filled hospitals and mortuaries in the Sahel region of Africa this month would have been impossible without human-caused climate disruption, a new analysis has revealed. A report in The Guardian notes that Mali registered the ... Read More
Anglo American says it will oppose any appeal that may follow in the class-action lawsuit application brought by human rights lawyers on behalf of residents in the Zambian town of Kabwe. A BusinessLIVE report notes that the matter relates to ... Read More
Kenyan President Dr William Ruto has earned recognition as one of Time magazine's top 100 influential people, a testament to the country's achievement in hosting a successful Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi last year. A Business Day Africa ... Read More
The world is currently experiencing the second major coral bleaching event in 10 years, with reef systems from Australia to Florida at risk of dying following months of record-breaking ocean heat, a US agency announced last week. A Fin24 report ... Read More
The President of the UN General Assembly last week highlighted the urgent need to boost sustainable and resilient tourism practices to protect the environment while continuing to benefit local economies. A UN News report notes that, addressing a high-level meeting ... Read More
The right skill set is vital to enable the clean energy transition, according to Jean-François Gagné, the head of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Secretariat, talking on eve the 14th Assembly of International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) on Monday at ... Read More
* Two Chinese nationals have been sentenced in the Khayelitsha Priority Court after they were found in possession of abalone at an illegal fish processing facility un 2021. Chaoyuan He and Jie Jun Liang entered into a plea agreement with the ... Read More
* Kenya will host an Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (Apra) Investment Forum in Nairobi in September to foster a conducive policy environment for energy development and facilitate investment. Apra, which was founded at the Africa Climate Summit in September ... Read More
Bay groundwater source researchNelson Mandela Bay resident Dr Carla Dodd received her doctoral degree in geology last week. This was at the Nelson Mandela University autumn graduation ceremony where she was recognised for her research into the little understood origin ... Read More
New V&A turtle centreSA’s top tourist attraction looks set to become even more popular with a 2 000m² Turtle Conservation Centre. Construction is due to start in 2026. The centre will occupy a prime site inside the V&A’s new Granger ... Read More
SCA: Gensinger and Neave CC and others v Minister Mineral Resources & Energy and others Judgment: 15 April 2024 Keywords: Administrative law – suspension of administrative decision – petroleum retail licences – Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977, ss 2 ... Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL POCKET LIBRARY Juta's Statutes Editors The Environmental Pocket Library comprises six concise, pocket-size books, each containing the full text of key environmental legislation, ideal for environmental law practitioners. Housed in a slipcase, these volumes are also available ... Read More
