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The money will fund a greener way of making steel but won’t save the capability the UK has now.
Chinese-owned mines are extracting lithium from Zimbabwe, which has the world’s 9th biggest deposits. This displaces rural villagers.
South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy resisted the transition to renewable energy.
The European Union gave South Africa grants of €32 million to set up a green hydrogen industry. But the real cost to do this will be €20 billion. More funds are needed.
Emissions pathways act as a map of the future, showing us how to get from where we are to where we want to be.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is the world’s major supplier of cobalt, used in electric vehicle batteries, and is asserting its rights as an equal partner in the renewable energy transition.
A new, green theme is shaping relations between China and Africa: the global renewable energy race.
Repurposing fossil fuel infrastructures to supply clean fuels might make more immediate economic and environmental sense than mass electrification of transport and industry.
We interviewed people living in new net-zero homes to see what the construction industry could learn.
South Africa is phasing out coal and, with it, 91,000 jobs in coal mines and power stations. With no guarantee of retraining or decent work in renewable energy, these workers are concerned.
South Africa’s new electricity law is good news for electricity market reform. But big hurdles still need to be overcome before success is achieved.
To harness its abundant sunlight and wind, South Africa needs renewable energy storage systems to store this clean power. The government must encourage companies to set up giant battery systems.
Japan is splashing cash for Australian gas to keep fossil fuels flowing under its net zero plan for South East Asia . But this undercuts Australia’s green export vision
Cities have a large and mostly untapped power source: the rooftops of commercial buildings.
Residents of a small Northern Cape town in South Africa were left disappointed after their lives did not improve dramatically when a wind power farm was built.
South Africa’s new environment minister has a strong business background, but the country needs a renewable energy champion who’ll also protect communities from fossil fuel corporates.
Ghana looks in the direction of nuclear power for help in achieving its industrial ambitions while contributing to the fight against climate change.
Mining has not been particularly lucrative for New Zealand. It makes little economic sense to focus on digging for minerals, despite claims the new mines will aid in the country’s green transition.
The majority of South Africans want government to regulate the mining industry more tightly to reduce its negative impact on the environment.
Top contributors
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Professor in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer, Africa Energy Leadership Centre, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Sustainability and Fellow of Indo Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch University
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Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regions and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS), University of Bath
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Researcher in Environmental Science, Rhodes University
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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
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Professor and Head of the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics & Meteorology, University of Pretoria
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Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University
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Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg
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Climateworks Centre Country Lead, Australia, Monash University
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Research Specialist, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Operations Management, University of Bristol; University of Bath
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University