NEWS SNIPPETS

RENEWABLE ENERGY
Renewables bid represents ‘substantive progress’, but raises compliance burden - Engineering News

AUTO INDUSTRY
Golf BlueMotion sets SA fuel record, says VW - Engineering News

URBAN REGENERATION
Green building techniques key to R140m Benoni development - Engineering News

CARBON EMISSIONS
China studying regional CO2 caps – official - Engineering News

WATER
Red lights flash for SA rivers - Engineering News

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
Silicon Smelters fined R3m for contravening environmental laws - Engineering News

CLIMATE CHANGE

Durban unveils low-carbon road map ahead of climate gathering - Engineering News

Business needs stronger voice in global climate negotiations − De Boer - Engineering News

GREEN BUILDING
Greener building techniques begin to gain traction in South Africa - Engineering News

WATER & POWER
SA and Lesotho to build 1 200 MW hydropower plant  - Engineering News

SHALE GAS PROSPECTING IN KAROO
Shabangu extends shale gas prospecting moratorium - Engineering News