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Melissa Fourie

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Working for environmental rights, climate justice and a just transition in Africa. Africa Regional Director at FILE Foundation.

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Economics professor Andrew Phiri from NMMU looked at the relationship between renewable and non-renewable energy consumption and GDP growth in South Africa to find out which energy source is most compatible with economic development ๐Ÿ”ฝ (no surprises)
theconversation.com/sustainable-...

17.02.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Air pollution causing 1,100 cases a year of main form of lung cancer in UK Exclusive: Health experts and cancer charities say findings should serve as wake-up call to ministers

Wondering what these figures look like for the polluted industrial areas in South Africa #lungcancer #deadlyair
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

09.02.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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what oil companies say: "we're investing in the transition to cheaper cleaner energy"

what oil companies do:

05.02.2025 17:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The cover of the book Parable of the Sower.

The cover of the book Parable of the Sower.

Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."

She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.

09.01.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10337    ๐Ÿ” 3406    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 418    ๐Ÿ“Œ 477
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โ€˜Cancel Coalโ€™ case victory: Mantasheโ€™s plans ruled unconstitutional In a landmark ruling that saw young environmental activists triumph, the high court has overturned the governmentโ€™s plans to add 1,500MW of new coal-fired power to the national grid, saying they are โ€˜...

#CancelCoal case victory as high court rules Mantasheโ€™s plans for new coal are unconstitutional

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...

05.12.2024 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
PRESS RELEASE: COURT RULES NO NEW COAL FIRED POWER โ€“ Centre for Environmental Rights IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Court Victory โ€“ No new coal fired power The North Gauteng High Court, on 4 December, handed down judgment in the landmark

A far-reaching decision by the South African High Court yesterday about the obligation to consider impacts on children when making decisions about coal power โฌ‡๏ธ
cer.org.za/news/press-r...

05.12.2024 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Press Release: Former CTICC employee fighting for her rights as a disabled person in the workplace.

New #disability rights litigation in the South African Labour Court next week โฌ‡๏ธ
mailchi.mp/30ee2cc7a08b...

20.11.2024 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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