A UCT student's new biogas initiative is tackling South Africa’s energy delivery problems safely and cheaply, bringing renewable energy to far-flung communities.

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project documents that 49 coal-fired power plants have contaminated groundwater at 116 coal ash disposal sites in the United States.

Ukraine's president vowed Thursday that his country is committed to building a new, safer shelter over the damaged Chernobyl reactor as Ukrainians, Belarusians and Russians marked the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster.

With less than a week to go until WWF’s Earth Hour, several ambassadors have lent their support to this year’s I Will If You Will (IWIYW) campaign.

Four leading renewable energy associations have announced their intention to launch an umbrella body to act as a single voice championing the importance and relevance of the Renewable Energy Industry in South Africa. The announcement comes in the wake of the Green Economy Accord recently concluded through a series of engagements amongst Government, Business, Labour and Community at Nedlac.

30% of the earth’s surface is affected by fire. Fire destroys forests and vegetations which are our sources of food – it is both a driver and an indicator of climate change.

South Africa and European Union nations earlier this week announced a massive renewable energy initative, and this was launched in Durban on Wednesday. The South African Renewables Initiative (SARi) is in a bid to scale up and secure long-term funding to enable the growth of the renewable energy industry in South Africa.

Fuel made from wood could become a competitive commercial alternative to fuel made from corn by 2020 if the wood biofuel industry is supported, according to a new University of British Columbia study.

If CO2 had significant commercial value, that is, it was used extensively by industry for a large number of purposes, then fossil fuel power plant operators might be easily convinced that capturing and selling the greenhouse gas would make more sense than letting it go into the atmosphere: If there were profits in smoke stack CO2, then they wouldn’t let it go up in, well, smoke.

Today, ten years ago I was in London, listening to Nelson Mandela, Kader Asmal, Achim Steiner, and Medha Patkar all talking about the promise of the World Commission on Dams ' how it would change the world of dams and development, and how you could walk the tight-rope towards a future where the poor did not lose everything and the rich did not gain everything.

In recent months South Africa has seen a dramatic change in its energy policy as the Department of Energy, NERSA and Eskom have taken steps to move to a renewable energy future.

Enough solar energy falls on the earth's surface every 70 minutes as humankind can use each year, and delivers reliable power without any fuel or significant storage costs.

Africa's largest energy show the Power & Electricity World Africa conference & exhibition will once again be bringing Africa's energy leaders to Johannesburg South Africa to discuss energy issues on the continent.

One of the biggest power guzzlers in our domestic homes is the hot water geyser. It is reported to use between 40 and 60% of your electricity consumption. This of course depends on how much hot water you use, how hot you've set your thermostat and whether you keep it on all the time. It also depends on other appliances in your house, for example whether you have an electric or gas stove.

The South African government is in the process of deciding our electricity future for the next 20 years, and it's heading in the wrong direction.

Instead of ensuring just, sustainable energy to every person in South Africa, President Zuma and the Department of Energy are taking cues from the biggest polluters.

'Sustainable hydropower as a feasible solution to Africa's energy needs' is the focus of the HYDROPOWER AFRICA Conference happening at Emperor's Palace in Johannesburg from 16 to 20 August.

A bright future lies ahead for hydropower in Africa as a critical component of Africa's energy mix. The resource uses proven technology and is easily accessible across the region.

'This is a tragic decision,' said David Parry-Davies, environmentalist and editor of the yearly landmark publication Enviropaedia, about the news that the World Bank had approved a loan of US3,75-billion to Eskom to build a coal-fired power plant at Medupi, northern Limpopo.

Shockwaves rippled through the South African green community, as David verbalized what many hard working fighters of global warming are feeling. The World Bank decision seems to fly in the face of all reason, if the bigger picture of climate change is taken into consideration. Africa is a place of intense suffering due to climate change ' and such a decision will simply be exacerbating an already dire situation. Read about the BBC's World Services Trust Africa Talks Climate report here.

'This is a tragic decision,' said David Parry-Davies, environmentalist and editor of the yearly landmark publication Enviropaedia, about the news that the World Bank had approved a loan of US3,75-billion to Eskom to build a coal-fired power plant at Medupi, northern Limpopo.

Shockwaves rippled through the South African green community, as David verbalized what many hard working fighters of global warming are feeling. The World Bank decision seems to fly in the face of all reason, if the bigger picture of climate change is taken into consideration. Africa is a place of intense suffering due to climate change ' and such a decision will simply be exacerbating an already dire situation. Read about the BBC's World Services Trust Africa Talks Climate report here.

'This is a tragic decision,' said David Parry-Davies, environmentalist and editor of the yearly landmark publication Enviropaedia, about the news that the World Bank had approved a loan of US3,75-billion to Eskom to build a coal-fired power plant at Medupi, northern Limpopo.

Shockwaves rippled through the South African green community, as David verbalized what many hard working fighters of global warming are feeling. The World Bank decision seems to fly in the face of all reason, if the bigger picture of climate change is taken into consideration. Africa is a place of intense suffering due to climate change ' and such a decision will simply be exacerbating an already dire situation. Read about the BBC's World Services Trust Africa Talks Climate report here.

What you can't measure, you can't save. That's why we're happy to bring you today two nifty measuring devices which could take your awareness and therefore lifestyle to another level of green.