Stronger policies and raised climate goals leading into COP26 are driving renewables to new records, but faster deployment across all key sectors is needed to reach net zero, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in a new report. It adds that the growth of the world’s capacity to generate https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/faster-than-ever-renewable-electricity-growth-supports-emergence-of-a-new-global-energy-economy-2021-12-01

SE-listed building materials group PPC has outlined a new decarbonisation strategy that includes firm targets for implementation by 2025 and 2030 and also outlines a long-term aspirational goal of transitioning its operations to net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050. The strategy is.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/ppc-to-invest-r664m-to-2025-to-kick-start-decarbonisation-journey-2021-11-29

As the world looks to develop sustainable energy industries, mitigate the impacts of climate change and reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, energy efficiency has been emphasised as an integral part of the efforts to attain these objectives. Countries are falling well short of benchmarks,https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/first-resort-2021-11-26

Biofilters with indigenous South African plants, such as palmiet, mat sedge, soft rush, cobra lily and vleibiesie, are significantly more efficient than unvegetated soils in removing nutrients and metals pollutants from urban stormwater, Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers say. The team. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/indigenous-plant-biofilters-effectively-remove-pollutants-from-stormwater-researchers-say-2021-11-26

African countries, including South Africa, face major climate-related challenges, but they also have the opportunity to achieve sustainable low-carbon economies, a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) states. The report, titled ‘Building a Climate-Resilient, Low-Carbon, Job-Rich Africa’,https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/africa-has-opportunity-to-create-sustainable-low-carbon-economies-report-2021-11-24

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment says it is appointing an “independent expert” to assist Minister Barbara Creecy in responding to an appeal by floating powership provider Karpowership SA. Karpowership SA, which falls under Turkey’s Karadeniz Energy Group, was in March. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/dffe-appointing-independent-expert-to-help-rule-on-karpowership-appeal-2021-11-23

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The South African Plastics Pact, which aims to have 100% of plastic packaging be reusable, recyclable or compostable, 70% of plastic packaging be effectively recycled and a 30% minimum average recycled content across all plastic packaging by 2025, as well as take action against problematic and https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/sa-plastics-pact-publishes-baseline-report-to-drive-innovation-to-2025-targets-2021-11-22

Agriculture, forestry and other land use (Afolu) in South Africa is significantly threatened, with export earnings, farm and plantation workers’ livelihoods and food availability at risk. This is particularly the case in the Western and Northern Cape, which are expected to face the worst water

The noticeable absence and lack of urgency and support of major coal power generation companies has resulted in a less than auspicious start to COP26’s Global Coal to Clean Power Transition initiative, says data analytics and consulting company GlobalData senior oil and gas analyst Effuah.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/cop26-clean-power-initiative-to-persevere-through-multiple-obstacles-for-noteworthy-change-by-2030-2021-11-15