Sasol, Origin unveil venture to explore coal-bed methane in Botswana
Africa’s choice: Sink or reach the high ground
Posted on Nov 7, 2011 in Environment
The founders of AfricaPositive believe that, for moral and survival reasons, Africa faces two mutually exclusive scenarios:
According to Ted Sceales, the low ground scenario is leading the Continent down a steep, slippery cause-effect spiral.
The High Ground option is driven by innovative non-partisan African leaders, who span four generations and many professions.
SA gives carbon-heavy sectors two years to set carbon budgets
Posted on Nov 2, 2011 in Energy, Environment
South Africa has given its key carbon-emitting sectors, including energy and transport, two years, to October 2013, to finalise ‘carbon budgets’ that are calibrated to South Africa’s aspiration to reach a peak in yearly emissions by 2025 and enable the country to begin reducing the production of...
Surviving the Sixth Extinction
Posted on Oct 11, 2011 in Environment, Featured
Does being ‘AfricaPositive’ mean wearing rose-tinted glasses? Quite the reverse: It means facing up to reality and believing we can turn problems into opportunities – even if they are gigantic!
That is why world leaders as dynamic and diverse as Nelson Mandela, Kofi Anan, Sir David Attenborough, Jane Goodall, Richard Leakey and the Dalai Lama support the Gondwana Alive Society.
Out of the frying pan and into the truck
Posted on Sep 18, 2011 in Energy, Environment
A Cape Town-based renewable energy company, BioGreen Diesel, is pioneering the conversion of waste cooking oil into less expensive, pollution-free fuel for diesel-engined vehicles.
China to Fuel Africa with Solar Power
