Olga Rolenko | Moment | Getty Images ORBE, Switzerland — For almost a century, a nondescript factory in an unsuspecting town beneath the Swiss mountains has played host to some of the most widely consumed coffee trends brewed up by caffeine giant Nescafe. From the 1938 launch of its flagship soluble powdered coffee to freeze-dried…
Eskom aims to shift to mainly clean energy sources by 2040 from its current predominantly coal-based generation fleet, it said on Wednesday as it laid out its latest plans for the change. Eskom aims to have 32GW of renewable energy capacity by 2040, compared to less than 1GW now, while it wants its coal capacity…
Gender-responsive policy is vital for climate resilience, but that requires actionable and better resourced plans. Women and girls make up 80% of people displaced by climate change, leaving them at risk of increased poverty, violence and exploitation. They are also much more likely than men to be injured or killed in natural disasters because gender…
Local telcos punt eSIMs as an environmentally-friendly alternative to physical SIM cards. Reducing the number of SIM cards distributed in South Africa each year could lead to an annual reduction of almost 190 tonnes of plastic waste. This is according to a calculation from Securi-Tech, a firm that provides encoding, personalisation and security of SIM…
Pretoria, South Africa — As the world marks World Refugee Day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched a new report highlighting how countries across Southern Africa are reshaping the way displacement is addressed, moving beyond short-term aid to invest in national systems, long-term resilience and inclusive development. The impact report, Empowering People, Strengthening Systems:…
Nairobi — Carbon markets could release 1.5 to 2.5 gigatonnes of new emissions annually, fueling more pollution in Africa, a recent report by Power Shift Africa has revealed. The report titled “Why Carbon Markets Are a Dangerous Distraction for Africa” shows that carbon markets lead to further carbon pollution, delay real climate solutions, enable corporate…
A World Bank-linked climate fund has backed South African plans to cut the country’s reliance on coal, unlocking up to US$2.6-billion (R46.8-billion) in financing and giving the nation’s energy transition an unexpected boost. The approval of the updated plan by the Climate Investment Funds, which was stalled after South Africa last year asked to delay…
