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

The R130-billion concessional climate finance green deal South Africa signed at COP26 could translate into a R500-billion boost to help South Africa’s just energy transition to decarbonise its sources of energy, says financial services firm RMB CEO James Formby. “We are yet to see the details https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/r130bn-climate-deal-can-be-leveraged-for-r500bn-clean-energy-shift-says-rmb-2021-11-09

With the new amendments to the Carbon Tax Act earmarked to pave the way for developing a national standard to approve offset carbon positive projects and administer these projects on a national database, Economic Development Solutions (EDS) head of business development Eckart Zollner says https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/amendments-demand-stringent-compliance-2021-11-05

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been involved in several new research initiatives geared towards providing alternative waste material products for use by the road pavement industry in South Africa. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/waste-material-used-in-roads-construction-2021-10-29

There is a need to enhance resource efficiency and increase recycling and the sustainable production of resources, all while limiting the impact of these activities on the environment and reduce waste, says industry association the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) legal, regulatory https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/drive-to-build-a-better-world-now-being-adopted-in-legislation-corporate-strategies-2021-10-27

Ihttps://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/sawea-urges-industry-members-stakeholders-to-support-global-net-zero-push-2021-10-26ndustry organisation the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) urges key stakeholders, including governments, economies and communities, to put policies in place that will raise ambitions and remove barriers to the massive scale up in investments in wind power to help reach global

The South African road infrastructure and construction industry can learn from international markets and apply several key lessons on its journey to achieving the goal of net zero, ensuring a balance between emissions produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere, says consulting engineers https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/new-methods-technology-key-in-driving-net-zero-goal-2021-10-22

In South Africa’s Franschhoek mountains a helicopter drops off abseilers to cut down invasive pine trees that are choking off water supplies to millions of Cape Town residents already facing climate change-induced shortages. The crews are there to help to remove 54,000 hectares of alien trees byhttps://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/cape-town-fights-alien-trees-threatening-its-water-supply-biodiversity-2021-10-18