Green Economy Update
April 2014
The Green Economy Update is a bi-monthly update of green economy news, events and opportunities
produced by the Green Fund Secretariat.
IN THIS ISSUE:
National News
South Africa to Create 300 000 Green Jobs by 2020. Africa Green Media.
http://africagreenmedia.co.za/south-africa-to-create-300-000-green-jobs-by-2020/
South Africa Moves to Add More Renewable Energy. Simply Green.
http://www.simplygreen.co.za/local-stories/biz-and-community/south-africa-moves-to-addmore-renewable-energy.html
Climate Peril Requires Urgent Policy Unity. Mail & Guardian.
http://mg.co.za/article/2014-04-04-00-climate-peril-requires-policy-unity
Concrete Market Sees Steady Reduction in Cement Use as Researchers Tackle Carbon
Conundrum. Engineering News.
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/concrete-market-sees-steady-reduction-in-cementuse-as-researchers-tackle-carbon-conundrum-2014-03-28/rep_id:3182
Sustainable sludge treatment strategies vital. Engineering News.
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/sustainable-sludge-treatment-strategies-vital2014-04-25/rep_id:3182
Greening the South African Data Centre. Tech Smart.
http://www.techsmart.co.za/business/Greening-the-South-African-Data-Centre.html
Energy Savings and SA Business. Infrastructure News.
http://www.infrastructurene.ws/2014/04/16/energy-savings-and-sa-business/
How to Save Tax through your Energy Efficiency. Green Times.
http://thegreentimes.co.za/how-to-save-on-tax-through-your-energyefficiency/?utm_source=Green+Times+Subscribers&utm_campaign=67643b0dbaRSS_EMAIL_WEEKLY_NEWSFEED_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_933d514
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Learning from Cape Town’s largest PV rooftop installation: Black River Park. Urban Earth.
http://urbanearth.co.za/articles/learning-cape-town%E2%80%99s-largest-pv-rooftopinstallation-black-riverpark?utm_source=Urban+Earth+Newsletter&utm_campaign=f49d566197Urban+Earth+News+31+July+2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5b4167ffcef49d566197-72228453
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Private to Public, Road to rail – The Future of Low Carbon Transport in SA. Simply Green.
http://www.simplygreen.co.za/local-stories/biz-and-community/private-to-public-road-torail--the-future-of-low-carbon-transport-in-sa.html
Sustainable Investing Comes of Age. BD Live.
http://www.bdlive.co.za/indepth/greeningyourbusiness/2014/03/18/sustainable-investingcomes-of-age
Cape Town Reduces Waste to Landfill. Infrastructure News.
http://www.infrastructurene.ws/2014/03/12/cape-town-reduces-waste-to-landfill/
International
Biofuels Might Hold Back Progress Combating Climate Change. Scientific American.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/biofuels-might-hold-back-progress-combatingclimate-change/
Global Assessment of Green Growth Best Practices. Green Times.
http://thegreentimes.co.za/global-assessment-of-best-practices-in-greengrowth/?utm_source=Green+Times+Subscribers&utm_campaign=467f81c991RSS_EMAIL_WEEKLY_NEWSFEED_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_933d514
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New UN-led led Partnership to Help Green National Economies by 2020. Africa Green Media.
http://africagreenmedia.co.za/new-un-led-global-partnership-to-help-green-30-nationaleconomies-by-2020/
AfDB Creates Africa Climate Change Fund. Infrastructure News.
http://www.infrastructurene.ws/2014/04/24/afdb-creates-africa-climate-change-fund/
Sustainable Food Production: Facts and Figures. SciDev Net.
http://www.scidev.net/global/food-security/feature/sustainable-food-production-facts-andfigures.html
UN Climate Experts: New Food Crisis Looming due to Chemical Farming. Green Times.
http://thegreentimes.co.za/un-climate-experts-new-food-crisis-looming-due-to-chemicalfarming/?utm_source=Green+Times+Subscribers&utm_campaign=67643b0dbaRSS_EMAIL_WEEKLY_NEWSFEED_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_933d514
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Increasing Sustainable Biofuel Production in Southern Africa. Infrastructure News.
http://www.infrastructurene.ws/2014/03/12/increasing-sustainable-biofuel-production-insouthern-africa/
Ethiopia’s Landfill of Opportunities. SciDev Net.
http://www.scidev.net/global/pollution/multimedia/ethiopia-s-landfill-of-opportunities.html
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Reports
Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2014. Frankfurt School.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3960397/global%20trends%20report%202014%20dr
aft%2031%20march.pdf
Carbon Trading in South Africa. 2014. Promethium Carbon.
http://www.promethium.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-26-Tax-and-TradeFinal-Report-submitted.pdf
Carbon Footprinting Guide. 2014. Nedbank and Sustainability Institute.
http://www.nedbankgroup.co.za/pdfs/Carbon_Footprinting_Guide.pdf
CDP South Africa Water Report 2013. Carbon Disclosure Project.
http://www.nbi.org.za/Lists/Publications/Attachments/380/NBI_CDP_South_Africa_Water_R
eport_2013.pdf
Key Events & Dates
Sustainability Week, 17-19 June 2014. CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria.
http://sustainabilityweek.co.za/
Green Building Conference, 17-18 June 2015. CSIR International Convention Centre,
Pretoria
5 June 2014. World Environment Day.
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