A consortium of dozens of research nonprofits on Wednesday launched a free online platform that details greenhouse gas emissions around the world across 20 economic sectors. Climate Trace, which can be viewed on a web browser, includes a zoomable world map that displays and ranks the dirtiest 72 https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/worlds-carbon-dioxide-hotspots-pinpointed-by-al-gore-backed-climate-project-2022-11-09

A new landfill cell has been built at waste management company EnviroServ Waste Management’s hazardous waste facility at Aloes, in Gqeberha, at a time when many of the country’s municipal landfills are reaching capacity. Construction of the cell started in November 2021 and was completed in https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/enviroservs-new-landfill-cell-in-gqeberha-in-operation-2022-11-08

South Africa cannot be allowed to breach its climate change mitigation measures and Paris Agreement declarations despite it being an emerging country that is dependant and still heavily reliant on fossil fuels, South African Presidential Climate Commission mitigation head Steve Nicholls toldhttps://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/developing-country-carbon-emissions-clemency-not-applicable-to-south-africa-nicholls-2022-11-02

Climate-smart multinational Terragrn plans to turn up to 200 000 ha of unused land in coal mining-centred Mpumalanga, South Africa, into a $2-billion sustainable land management agroforestry project over the next ten years. Terragrn’s vision is to deliver community-centric, nature-based solutions https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/terragrn-to-regenerate-up-to-200-000-ha-of-unused-land-in-mpumalanga-2022-11-01

The quality of mine water discharge has improved significantly over the last decade, and research suggests that government could consider a transition away from current, active acid mine drainage (AMD) treatments, to a more passive approach. Council for Geoscience (CGS) environmental geoscienceshttps://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/amd-treatment-could-start-transitioning-from-expensive-energy-intensive-treatments-to-natural-attenuation-2022-10-26

The Water Technologies Demonstration Programme (Wader) has invested about R43.5-million in 46 projects from 2015 to 2022 as the technology arm of the National Water Research, Development and Innovation Roadmap. The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) has been the primary funder of the https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/millions-injected-into-water-tech-over-past-7-years-2022-10-21

The number of carbon capture and storage projects in development grew to record levels this year on the back of rising carbon prices and government incentives but would still only mitigate less than 1% of annual emissions, a new report finds. There are now 153 CCS projects in the planning phase https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/carbon-capture-projects-hit-record-but-would-mitigate-less-than-1-of-emissions-2022-10-17

 The increase in capacity of wind energy generation is a key benefactor for the country to decarbonise its power sector, says South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) CEO Niveshen Govender. Over the past year, operational wind projects have reduced carbon emissions by 8.1-million tons. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/increased-generation-capacity-of-wind-farms-to-boost-decarbonisation-2022-10-07

Africa’s first verifiable emissions reduction platform, which uses a public decentralised ledger to track emission reductions, will start trading its first tokens this quarter. The platform, known as CYNK, will use the Hedera Hashgraph ledger, and trade tokens generated by Tamuwa, Kenya’s largest https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/first-african-emissions-reduction-platform-to-begin-trading-2022-10-03

A recent global safety report for mining indicates a gradual but steady improvement in mine safety, with a total recordable injury frequency rate at a low 2.9 – down from 5.07 just a decade ago. The Safety Performance Report by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) benchmarked the https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/culture-protocols-key-to-blast-safety-on-mines-2022-09-23