Greenpeace

Eskom should look to the sun and wind – they offer unlimited energy

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:47:00 Z

Eskom’s recent warnings of gloom, doom and tragedy is enough to give South Africans nightmares. But in the gloom there is potential for hope.

It comes as no surprise that Eskom faces a recurring woe – on coal shortage of at least four and possibly more of its 15 coal-fired power stations – in less than five days.

Poisoned Sugar Exposes Kenya’s Broken Food System

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:45:00 Z

The worsening impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity in most natural-resource dependent countries like Kenya is introducing a new form of vulnerability that is often overlooked. Increasingly, food safety is becoming an issue of a major concern. Our food system has become vulnerable to unscrupulous businessmen seeking to profit at the expense of consumers’ health. This leaves millions of Kenyans exposed to food contamination.

Can we count on Jeff to deliver renewable energy in the wake of the country’s challenges?

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 07:24:00 Z

Just a few hours ahead of the long-awaited Department of Energy’s final release of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) - it’s all eyes are on Minister Jeff Radebe, as deadline looms.

Greenpeace Merchandise Competition

Tue, 24 Jul 2018 10:00:00 Z

Greenpeace Merchandise Competition

Africans care about the environment too

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:20:00 Z

‘I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the deserts, the trees, the flowers, the seas and the ever-changing seasons that define the face of our native land.” – Former president Thabo Mbeki, 1996.

Water Hungry Coal

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:41:00 Z

South Africa is a water scarce country facing an impending water crisis. According to the National Water Act (Act no. 36 of 1998) the government, as trustee of the nation’s water resources, must allocate water equitably, and in the public interest.

Mega coal plants versus people of South Africa:

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 09:36:00 Z

South Africa is currently facing up to the reality of a mega water crisis over three provinces. The water crisis has been declared a national disaster, which means that the national government recognises that the impacts of the water crisis go well beyond just the three provinces that have been named. An additional R6 billion has been set aside in the budget for responses to the water crisis itself.

UMOJA

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:54:00 Z

In this January edition, learn about our journey through the Congo Basin forest, the Climate March at the UN Climate Conference in Bonn, what we got upto on International Coastal Clean-Up Day and more!

The Cost of Ocean Destruction

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 00:45:00 Z

West Africa’s coastal waters lie within one of four of the world’s major ocean upwellings, all of which can be found on the eastern boundaries of the Pacifc and Atlantic oceans. This oceanographic phenomenon brings nutrient rich waters to the surface, ensuring an extraordinary abundance and productivity of life underneath the surface.

Cut from Congo

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:30:00 Z

From 2000 to 2013, the global area of intact forest landscapes (IFLs) decreased by 7.2%, a reduction of 90 million hectares, with industrial timber extraction as the lead driver behind this fragmentation and degradation globally. In Africa, selective logging is the dominant cause of IFL loss.