Environment

Cities take up the cudgels

THE C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, of which Joburg is a member, met during COP 17 to discuss experiences and solutions to climate change.

Jozi stands up for the climate

THE City is a signatory of the Durban Climate Change Adaptation Charter, which binds municipalities around the world to climate smart development.

Gauteng looks at climate issues

URBAN agriculture is one way of working to combat climate change, and at the same time keep food prices down and ensure food security.

Turning waste into energy

WITH the world's focus on the environment during COP 17, Joburg scientists and engineers have announced ground-breaking technology that deals with waste, and generates fuel.

Zuma speaks of COP 17 duty

DELEGATES in Durban are duty-bound to find sustainable solutions to climate change, which is "a matter of life and death" in the developing world.

Pikitup aims to cut waste

VARIOUS ways are being explored for sustainable waste management, from recycling to legal dumping, while recognising that there will always be a need for disposal.

Go green for COP 17

THE 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) is underway and Joburgers are urged to show their support by wearing green.

Climate Train leaves Joburg

THE message of climate change is being taken to small towns across South Africa by the Climate Train, which is bound for COP 17 in Durban.

Joburg is the greenest

JOZI has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions in South Africa, is the lowest electricity consumer and has the second largest amount of green space in Africa.

Putting out the welcome mosaic

A MASSIVE mosaic made of used plastic bottle tops will be suspended from the ceiling at OR Tambo to welcome international visitors to COP 17.

Jozi fights climate change

LOCAL government needs to step up to the plate because “there is an inertia in the COP 17 negotiations amongst national governments”.

Creating green jobs in Joburg

THE African Green City Index has found Joburg to be one of the greenest places on the continent. It is also here that Siemans began its African Sustainable Cities Tour.

Earning cash for cans

COLLECT cans and save the environment, earn prizes and get into the Guinness World Records before the end of the month, schools, charities and organisations have been urged.

Learning about climate change

THE effects of global warming and climate change were raised in Orange Farm, where City departments handed out energy efficient light bulbs and trees along with information.

Climate change on the agenda

IN the run-up to COP 17, the City is launching a climate change awareness campaign to educate its residents about the issue.

Cities to look at environment

JOBURG will send a team of speakers to the Institute of Environment and Recreation Management convention, where they will speak about the City’s projects.

A green corner in inner city

THE GreenHouse Project is building an environmentally friendly, sustainable haven in Joubert Park. It uses earth building practices and permaculture.

Joburg turns to renewable power

JOBURG has invested about R250-million on developing its landfill sites so that the stored methane gas can be tapped and used to generate renewable power for the City's grid.
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Students plant trees for Arbor Day

STUDENTS from the Leeuwkop Prison School celebrated Arbor Day by helping Johannesburg City Parks workers to plant 67 Jacket Plum trees in Sunninghill.