Environment Minister Dion George has issued for public comment draft regulations to limit offshore bunkering – offenders could face a R2 million fine.

The City of Cape Town last week assured parliamentarians that water quality near marine outfalls – where sewage is pumped into the ocean – remains compliant, but an independent researcher has raised questions over its tests.

Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe will lead a new task team of four ministers established to address obstacles to industrial development in South Africa, including the high price of electricity.

An outbreak of African armyworms is causing concern in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and Limpopo, affecting both crops and cattle. The worm causes certain grasses to release cyanide-like chemicals, leading to cattle paralysis.

There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike earth in less than eight years, but humanity is now able to defend itself against such a threat, experts say.

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation is prioritising six programmes – including reviving nuclear fuel production and a pilot for small modular reactors, which is expected to cost around R50 billion.

A huge green energy project, part of Chile’s plans to become carbon neutral, risks clouding the view of a world-renowned observatory.

Cold weather, disease and capacity cuts pushed wine production in France’s Bordeaux region last year to a low not seen in three-and-a-half decades, the local industry body said.

Rare earths, which President Donald Trump hopes to secure from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid, are strategic metals essential for industries developing computers, batteries, and cutting-edge energy technology.

When you buy roses and orchids for your Valentine at your local Woolies this year, spare a thought for the biological war being waged to ensure that your flowers are the best of the bunch.

China last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising the country’s goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report.

A forensic investigation has revealed that a “significant” number of illicit prepaid electricity tokens created in the 2023/24 financial year, resulting in Eskom losing revenue, members of Parliament heard.

South Africa is among more than 180 countries that did not submit new climate targets by the UN climate body’s 10 February deadline.

Climate change drove weeks of crop-withering temperatures last year in the West African countries that underpin the world’s chocolate supply, hitting harvests and likely further stoking record prices, researchers said on Wednesday.

A conservation project in Limpopo will help save the Wolkberg Zulu butterfly, on the brink of extinction, says the Endangered Wildlife Trust.

Two non-profits say proposed changes to Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations limit critical public consultation processes and make it easier for companies to conduct seismic surveys and other exploratory activities.

The SA Weather Service says its ICT-based systems are still down following a cyber attack two weeks ago.

Cape Town’s rollout of electric buses has kicked off, with Golden Arrow Bus Services bringing its first 20 EVs into service and another 120 electric buses set to be added to the fleet by the end of the year.

As the US retreats from global climate action efforts that support developing countries, other nations are aiming to plug a R840 billion gap.

If South Africa learns from global catastrophes before it is too late, the country may avoid a blanket withdrawal of insurance cover as was seen in California, writes Clive Hogarth.

While US President Donald Trump is reversing several environmental justice programmes, the rest of the world should double up on climate efforts, writes Dr Enock Sithole.