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Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the National Solar Water Heating Programme Launch

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… commercial sector. One of the quick interventions was to change ordinary light bulbs that we were used to, and convert … As a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, solar water heating project can also be registered as …

Emerging countries call for climate funding

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… - Funding will be crucial to an effective result in the climate change negotiations scheduled to take place in Cancun, … financing by developed countries to curb the effects of climate change. In a statement released after the meeting, … Emerging countries call for climate funding …

Zuma names planning commissioners

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… on a range of issues that will include water security, climate change, food security, energy security and defence and …

Poverty and climate change interlinked - Pandor

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… Pretoria - Poverty and climate change are intimately interlinked and are both the … many aspects of human society and the natural world. "Climate change is transforming ecosystems on an extraordinary … Poverty and climate change interlinked - Pandor …

Minister calls for a return to gas energy

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… growing momentum in the world's quest to mitigate against climate change and global warming ...proliferation and strengthening … As next year's hosts of the Congress of Parties on climate change (COP 17), South Africa is under pressure to …

Minister calls for a return to gas energy

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… growing momentum in the world's quest to mitigate against climate change and global warming ...proliferation and strengthening … As next year's hosts of the Congress of Parties on climate change (COP 17), South Africa is under pressure to …

SA, Belgium strengthen relations

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… and its efforts to contribute meaningfully to combat climate change. Belgium is among South Africa's top 10 trading …

SA hosts world's auditors general

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… will have the opportunity to sign the Global Audit on Climate Change. …

SA, Swiss Confederation seal energy agreement

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… agreement which will see a major boost to the country's climate mitigation programme. The agreement on Energy … for Development and Cooperation funding a R120 million climate change mitigation programme in South Africa. "As the South …

SADC summit ends on high note

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… science and technology for infrastructure development, climate change management and for energy development, adding that …

Minister calls for a return to gas energy

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… growing momentum in the world's quest to mitigate against climate change and global warming ...proliferation and strengthening … As next year's hosts of the Congress of Parties on climate change (COP 17), South Africa is under pressure to …

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement

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… may need to be strengthened or reversed as circumstances change. The National Treasury and the Reserve Bank will … will need to be explored further - underspending on climate change initiatives, noted by the Committee on Water and the …

S Africans to have their say on energy matters

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… and job creation, diversity of energy sources, climate change mitigation and the least cost investment. The question …

Africa's challenges under spotlight

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… the challenges pertaining to the global financial crisis, climate change and rapid urbanisation from a planning perspective? …

Carbon tax on double cabs postponed

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… when it comes to air quality and reducing the risks of climate change," said Minister Gordhan. …

SA to participate in World Youth Conference

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… employment, technology, cultures, gender equality and climate change - all of which are considered key to youth …

All systems go for global biodiversity meeting

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… that articulate the role of biodiversity in climate change mitigation and adaptation. "We will also take care not … deliberations with the greater global negotiations on climate change," he said. Mketeni said they will also strive …

Global institutions must be reformed: Minister

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… attending to the fall out of the global financial crisis, climate change, the promotion of Nepad, promotion of South-South …

NCape likely to be hard hit by climate change

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… Minister Buyelwa Sonjica is concerned about the impact of climate change in the Northern Cape. "This (climate change) is likely to have an effect on all South … NCape likely to be hard hit by climate change

CO2 tax to curb SA's carbon footprint

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… while the debate on the carbon tax as a way of tackling climate change was not a new initiative, it was an alternative policy …