South Africa welcomes the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Summary for Policy Makers and a longer synthesis report

21 March 2023 - South Africa welcomes the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Summary for Policy Makers and a longer synthesis report of the Sixth Assessment Cycle.“The report, released yesterday, brings together the work of leading global scientists over the past six years and clearly shows that more than a century of burning fossil fuels and unsustainable energy and land use worldwide, but in particular in developed countries, has led to global warming of 1.1°C since the start of the industrial revolution,” says the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy.
Deputy Minister Sotyu officiates the 2nd Local Government Environment Indaba in Kempton Park

20 March 2023 - The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Makhotso Sotyu will officiate the 2nd Local Government Environment Indaba in collaboration South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and in close cooperation with the Department of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs, from 23-24 March 2023, at the Radisson Hotel and Convention Centre, Kempton Park.
The DFFE announces final list of declared small-scale fishers in the Western Cape Province

16 March 2023 - The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has announced the final list of declared small-scale fishers in the Western Cape. The list was compiled in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act’s regulations related to small-scale fishing in South Africa, and followed the Western Cape High Court judgment in favour of the department and the minister that set aside the initial process of declaring small-scale fishers in the province. The initial process had happened in 2016.
Minister Creecy announces decision on Eskom’s application for exemption to amend its atmospheric emission licence for Kusile Power Station

15 March 2023 - Minister Barbara Creecy announced that Eskom has been granted an exemption from the lengthy process required to amend its atmospheric emission license, subject to certain strict conditions. The exemption in terms of section 59 of NEMAQA was granted on 14 March 2023 in response to an application the minister had received in relation to the Kusile Power Station.
Minister Barbara Creecy: Launch of Just Transition to a Decarbonised Economy for South Africa (JUST SA)

14 March 2023 - It gives me great pleasure to deliver the opening remarks on the occasion of the launch of the JUST SA project, which is designed to contribute towards the just transition efforts that are underway in the Province of Mpumalanga and across South Africa. As we have heard so eloquently expressed by the youth representatives, Mpumalanga is a province that finds itself on the frontline of the struggle to...