350Africa urges Nedbank to do the right thing and make a clean break from coal
Nedbank has indicated their intention to ‘Make Things Happen’ by committing to not provide project financing for new coal fired...
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#ThumaMina: Heed the call, say no to coal, DBSA
The #ThumaMina, DBSA campaign asks the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to publicly commit to not funding the Thabametsi coal-fired power plant, proposed to be built in Lephalale, Limpopo. Thabametsi is one of 12 coal-fired plants considered under the Independent Power Producers Programme in South Africa. The coal plant will use outdated technology and is set to be extremely emissions intensive, leaving untold impacts on human health, water availability, and agricultural productivity in an age when a new coal plant is a climate crime.
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Protection of South Africa’s water resources, means not a cent more should be invested in the country’s water guzzling coal sector.
Higher temperatures and diminished rainfall, which experts have attributed to climate change are wreaking havoc across many of South Africa’s...
Defending water entails protecting people and the planet
As leaders around the world gather at the World Water Forum in Brazil, 350.org activists draw attention to the water crisis which is already a reality across regions
Are polar bears’ diets shifting due to climate change?
Any mention of climate change instantly brings to mind the dilemma of melting ice caps in the Arctic. This is...
#ChechaGuluva – there is no place for coal in South Africa
A photo exhibition focused on the plight of the community of Vaalbank just outside Middelburg, this community lives in very close proximity of a growing Coal mine namely Black Wattle.
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