Credit: © Greenpeace Africa / Mujahid Safodien
Credit: © Greenpeace Africa / Mujahid Safodien
Credit: © Greenpeace Africa / Mujahid Safodien
by Melissa Fourie
We find ourselves at a historic moment of compounding emergencies and time is of the essence. The lethargy of the past decade in implement... continued
The 2021 Global Coal Exit List (GCEL) shows that 49% of the world’s ... continued
The Life After Coal campaign (comprising the environmental justice groups groundWork and Earthlife Africa, and public interest environmental law group the Centre for Environmental Ri... continued
Yesterday’s policy announcement by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly that China will not build any new coal projects a... continued
A new report by community psychology expert, Dr Garret Barnwell, shows that climate change harms are already negatively impacting our mental well-being and these ... continued
July 2019
The 2019 Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity (IRP) proposes to ... continued
For those who missed it, you can now watch the recording of the webinar on our site by clicking on the link below.
We hope you find it interesting and worthwhile.
You can read up on our Open Agenda for a Just Transition here. We welcome and invite you to debate the solutions with us.
Join Life After Coal/ Impilo Ngaphandle Kwamalahle as we discuss:
Envisioning a Broad and Inclusive Just TransitionTuesday, 10 August, 15h00 – 16h30
Introducing LAC’s Just Transition Open A... continued
A new draft guideline on assessing climate change impacts in license approvals will promote the proper consideration of climate change in environmental decision-making ... continued
14 July 2021 – groundWork has always been in solidarity with people at the frontline and fencelines of struggles against environmental injustice and corporate power. Environmental injustice has been brought about by the pow... continued
Eskom has indicated the following as decommissioning dates for its ageing coal-fired power stations. View in detail...
| Power Station | Date |
|---|---|
| Grootvlei | 2018 |
| Komati | 2019 |
| Camden | 2020 |
| Hendrina | 2020 |
| Arnot | 2021 |
| Kriel | 2026 |
| Matla | 2029 |
| Duvha | 2030 |
| Lethabo | 2035 |
| Tutuka | 2035 |
| Matimba | 2037 |
| Kendal | 2038 |
| Majuba | 2046 |
The CER is a non-profit organisation of activist lawyers who help communities and civil society organisations realise our Constitutional right to a healthy environment… read more
Earthlife Africa Johannesburg was founded in 1988 to mobilise civil society around environmental issues in relation to people… read more
groundWork is a non-profit environmental justice service and developmental organisation working in the areas of Climate & Energy Justice, Coal, Environmental Health… read more