Rainwater Harvesting
It is now viable to harvest rainwater for your whole household. This includes rainwater harvesting, storing and pumping rainwater for bathing, showering, toilet flushing, pool, laundry and irrigation. Rainwater harvesting together with other Water Rhapsody products can save up to 90% of your water bill.
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50% Renewable energy by 2030 for South Africa – WWF
One-half of South Africa’s electricity generation could come from renewable energy sources by 2030, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said in a new report on Tuesday, 10 August 2010. “Renewable energy is not just an environmental issue anymore. It is about assessing the health of our economy going forward,” said WWF climate change programme manager Richard Worthington. He said that reaching the 50% renewable energy target by 2030 was distinctly feasible, despite the country’s heavy reliance on coal to produce electricity, and added that it was necessary to ensure low-carbon re-industrialization, which would be required under emission reduction commitments in the climate change arena. The report, entitled ‘Renewable energy in a just transition to sustainable electricity supply’, argued that South Africa had the potential to rapidly upscale its use of renewable energy, and with a combination of energy-efficiency measures, this would result in cheaper electricity over the medium term. The report also introduced the sustainable national accessible power planning (Snapp) tool, which was commissioned by the WWF, and was freely available on the Internet. The Snapp tool allowed for interrogation of government’s proposed energy plan, and allowed for the modeling of different energy scenarios, depending on the different inputs made. … Continue reading
WWF sounds warning over SA’s resource shortages
The power-supply crisis and looming fresh-water shortage are early warning signs that South Africa needs to curb use of natural resources, global wildlife fund WWF said on Wednesday. “South Africa has a narrowing time window in which to act decisively to prevent critical resource shortages that could dash our hopes of sustained economic growth,” said South African WWF chief executive for nature Dr Morné du Plessis. He was speaking at the Delta Park environmental centre in Johannesburg. “Imagine if we had to hold our leaders accountable in 50 years for the decisions that they make, or don’t make, now. “This is what will in effect be the lifecycle over which any new coal-fired power station will be pumping obscene quantities of carbon into the air.” Du Plessis said few politicians were willing to make tough choices that would benefit an unborn electorate. Efforts to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans lived in harmony with nature would only succeed if jointly undertaken by civil society, lawmakers and, above all, by consumers, he added. “We have an excellent, progressive Constitution, but unless we start taking our environmental stewardship obligations seriously we risk … Continue reading
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