The Green Connection

Have you heard of the National Planning Commission? Have your say in how development takes place in South Africa over the next 20 years.  What is civil society saying, download our minority report: National Planning Commission Minority Report CT Civil Society May 11th If you want to support this report, send a letter to the [...]

 Solar South Africa 19-20 June, Johannesburg, South Africa The 2nd Annual Solar South Africa 2012 is designed to address the challenges facing the South African Solar industry with practical presentations, and  updates from all the key players including successful and prospective project developers, international investors, Eskom and policy-makers including the Department of Energy and NERSA, [...]

In March 2012, South African NGOs commemorated that it had been one year since the nuclear disaster in Fukushima.  There were a number of talks and presentations, art exhibitions etc held around the country.  The Green Connection participated in a panel discussion debating the pros and cons of nuclear energy for South Africa. For more [...]

In the climate negotiations, South Africa must stand again with Africa – not with the big polluters. Here is the Lusaka Declaration, issued by the Regional Climate Change Meeting for Faith-Based Organisations in Southern Africa, which included representatives of Christian and Muslim religious organisations from across Southern Africa, including four secretaries general of national councils [...]

Liz McDaid will be one of the speakers, invited by the South African Wind Energy Association, to participate at the Windaba 2011 Conference and Exhibition. This is the first inaugural event on wind energy in South Africa. “The Role of the NGO sector in our Renewable Energy Future” is the topic of Liz McDaid’s presentation [...]

Liz McDaid, who coordinates the SAFCEI Energy and Climate Change Programme will be representing SAFCEI at the Western Cape Climate Change Summit on 20 September 2011. The Provincial Government of the Western Cape in partnership with the National Department of Environmental Affairs will be hosting this Summit in preparation for the upcoming COP17. The outcome [...]