News snippets

GREEN PROJECTS / JOBS (SOUTH AFRICA)
R7.7bn green projects push to create thousands of jobs - Molewa - Engineering News

RENEWABLE ENERGY
UK's Cameron sees North Sea as green energy hub - Engineering News

SCIENTIFIC REPORT
Scientists call for rethink on consumption, population - Engineering News

MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT(SOUTH AFRICA)
SA to unveil new mining, biodiversity planning tool this year - Engineering News

SA'S ENERGY FUTURE
NUM blasts abandoned PBMR project - "...Matsepe further affirmed that the PBMR project’s cost of R10-billion was unjustifiable, that the project “delivered nothing”, that the PBMR Company’s plans to build a 400 MW commercial-scale reactor first, instead of a smaller test reactor, were “sheer madness” and that the PBMR management seemed not to know what they were doing. “The NUM was outraged that the reactor design was changed seven times in ten years.”"Source and read more here, on Engineering News

In this article, our Energy Minister tries to justify SA's nuclear plans.

In this article, it is reported that Eskom spent R1 billion since 2005 to upgrade safety at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.

REPORT: TRACKING CLEAN ENERGY PROGRESS - Read more here.

TRANSPORT
As Joule funding falters, Optimal Energy looks to electric buses, promoting a 20% cost saving - Engineering News

OIL SPILL (AFRICA)
Shell Nigeria spill 60 times worse than said - Amnesty - Engineering News

BUSINESS
IDC to issue green bond, divest shares - Engineering News

CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH (AFRICA)
South African Countries collaborate to establish Climate Change Research Centre in Namibia - more here.

Climate Change Impacts on South Africa - read more here.

SUSTAINABILITY
Natural resources & Consumption - from the Industrial Revolution to now - where are we headed? Read this interesting article about the Sixth Wave of Innovation.

SMALL SCALE AGRICULTURE
In this article, the author looks at different possible roles that small-scale farming could play in growing local economies, combating food insecurity, creating employment and eradicating poverty

This article touches on how South African unemployed mothers could consider venturing into small-scale farming to feed their families, create jobs and provide food security for their communities

Minister outlines farm-supporting infrastructure plan - Engineering News

STUDY ON EXTREME ORGANISMS IN SA MINES MAY HOLD ANSWERS TO ET LIFE AND POLLUTION THREATS - read more here.