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Brazil’s President Says No Amnesty on Illegal Amazon Deforestation
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has marked the country’s preparations for next year’s landmark Rio +20 conference on sustainable development by repeating that there will be no amnesty granted to those that had carried out deforestation....
Evidence Mounts That Green Growth is Better, Safer Growth
More and more evidence is accumulating that a clean and green economy is most likely to deliver a more secure, prosperous and less tumultuous future for humanity WWF has said.
South African Government to Supplement Power Supply with ‘green’ Energy in 2011
South Africa will start a much-delayed plan to buy electricity from green energy plants in 2011 under a new subsidies program to help boost private investment in renewable power, Ompi Aphane, acting deputy Director General at the Energy ministry, told...
South African Utility Firm Eskom Nets $1.3bn Profit
South Africa’s state-owned energy giant, Eskom, earned $1.3 billion as a net profit in the first half of the year, a development which shows the much criticized utility is on a sustainable growth path.
South Africa to Reduce Carbon Emissions By At Least 34% in a Decade
South Africa plans to address the impact of climate change by reducing carbon emissions by at least 34 percent in the next decade while a series of strict measures will also be put in place to avert pollution by the country’s mines.
South Africa Will Deliver on Climate Change Targets
South Africa plans to address the impact of climate change by reducing carbon emissions by at least 43% in the next decade while a series of strict measures will also be put in place to avert pollution by the country’s mines.
United Kingdom Climbs to Third Place in Global League of Green Building
A global index to measure the progress of countries towards creating a zero carbon built environment in terms of energy consumption and production has put Norway at the top, with Brazil second and the United Kingdom (UK) in third place.
Kenyan Prime Minister Challenges African Nations to Diversity Their Sources of Energy
Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called on African countries to diversify their sources of energy because of the high cost of fossil oil and the unreliability of hydro- power due to climatic changes. Odinga said that after the energy crisis of...
