Category: News

In June 2015, the Minister of Environmental Affairs published notice of her intention to make the South African National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations. The Draft Greenhouse Gas Emission...

Today we became one of the 9 South African headquartered professional service provider signatories of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI). As a PRI Signatory, this is...

In 2015, nearly 25 years on, a lot has changed at The Environmental Law Consultancy. We now deliver environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) legal compliance and management system...

Article Summary: Emissions at two-thirds of Eskom’s plants are in excess of the new minimum emission standards in terms of NEM:AQA, for existing plants, for which the deadline for compliance is...

The cost of Eskom’s three power station headaches Take Home: Eskom has had three very expensive events at three different power stations (Duvha Unit 3, Majuba and Lethabo). The article...

Australian Mining Giant BHP Is Shutting Down 40% Of Its US Shale Wells Take home: Hydraulic fracturing of shale gas (“Fracking”) appears to be economically unsustainable due to the...

In the news… Excerpt: “Webber Wentzel partner Peter Leon said on Thursday he commended Mr Ramatlhodi for asking Mr Zuma to delay signing the bill. “There are two options...

On 04 December 2013, the Supreme Court of Appeal, in a unanimous judgment, found Harmony responsible for the costs associated with the environmental damage caused by its mining operations in...

Local communities neighbouring industries, are often negatively impacted by pollution caused by those industries. Due to the many industries in and around the Vaal Triangle, the area has become...

I attended the Department of Environmental Affairs (“DEA”) public open day on the proposed “One Environmental System” on 17 November 2014. The One Environmental System (“OES”) is essentially the...

ISO 14001, a highly successful International Management Standard for environmental management systems, is undergoing change. ISO 14001:2015 currently in Draft format, is expected to come into effect...

The National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 39 of 2004: Regulations Regarding the Phasing-out and Management of Ozone-Depleting Substances, GN 351, GG 37621 of 8 May 2014  (the “Regulations”),...