While it was good to hear President Ramaphosa acknowledge the “disastrous” impact of the many extreme weather events affecting the country in recent years and that he recognises that South Africa should be “positioning our economy for future growth in a world shaped by climate change and a revolution in green technologies,”
The Green Connection Comment – PetroSA and Equator Holdings:
The Green Connection is appalled by the actions of government and PetroSA, following a recent media report that Equator Holdings has been appointed to fund and rebuild critical gas infrastructure. “From what we understand from the story (produced by the AmaBungane Centre for Investigative Journalism and published in the Daily Maverick on 23 January 2024),
South Africa: On 9 December, people across the country united in local actions against oil and gas exploration and drilling off South Africa’s coastline. Multinational corporations – including Shell, QatarEnergy, Total Energies and contractors such as CGG and Searcher Seismic – are amongst the focal points of this latest public outrage.
The past two weeks, The Green Connection and Natural Justice – with support from affected small-scale fishers – have been very busy making submissions to highlight, once again, all the reasons to reject two separate offshore oil and gas applications made by TotalEnergies.
Today Friday 3 November, outside Parliament, South African eco-justice activists join the global movement Power Up for Climate Solutions to kick off a month (from November 3 to December 9) of environmental and climate action in the lead up to COP28. The Green Connection, African Climate Alliance, Extinction Rebellion, 350.org, and Project90By2030 join others around the world in a united call for a peaceful and equitable world that is powered by renewable, sustainable energy sources.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – The Green Connection continues to voice its disappointment over the South African government’s ongoing support for Karpowerships, as well as its concerns over the environmental impact assessment (EIA) processes being undertaken.
The news that Karpowership has cut off electricity supply to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, seemingly due to unpaid bills, should be a warning to citizens of what could happen if South Africa resolved to go with Karpower to address the energy crisis.
September 8, 2023 Another Legal Challenge Looming Regarding Karpowerships in Saldanha Bay? The Green Connection and Natural Justice are challenging the decision of Minister of the Forestry,Fisheries and Environment (DFFE), Barbara Creecy, to allow Karpowership to submit a GenericEnvironmental Management Programme (GEMPr) for Saldanha Bay. The organisations argue, in aletter to the DFFE, that the
August 25, 2023 THE GREEN CONNECTION EDGES CLOSER TO COURT FACE-OFF WITH KARPOWERSHIPS This week The Green Connection submitted a replying affidavit to KarpowershipSA companies and National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) opposing affidavits in The Green Connection’s application to compel the full record of decision. The case against NERSA to challenge its decision
In its comments (submitted 31 July) on the SA Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM), The Green Connection highlights concerns that the plan merely focuses on renewable electricity and associated storage but lacks a vision for the wider renewable energy sector.
