The JV, Genesis Hexicon, wants to build an estimated R55 billion floating wind farm on 140 square kilometres of the Indian Ocean off the KwaZulu-Natal coast.

Hundreds of scientists and experts working for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a leading US agency responsible for weather forecasting, have been fired.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says that he is “not happy” a consensus could not be reached for the finance track of the G20 meetings.

A month after a cyberattack on its communications systems, the South African Weather Service this week finally restored a critical function to share its information with the public.

Cape Town is set to accelerate its switch to green energy and limit reliance on erratic supply from the state power utility after winning a €150 million (R2.9 billion) loan from Germany’s KFW Development Bank.

The EU unveiled a push to “simplify” its environmental rules to give businesses breathing room faced with competition from the United States and China.

Poor communication has created widespread confusion about when solar systems need to be registered in South Africa and with whom.

BP launched a major pivot back to its more profitable oil and gas business, shelving its once industry-leading targets on reducing carbon emissions and slashing clean energy investment.

President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the G20 finance track meetings on Wednesday setting an agenda that is pro-sustainable and inclusive growth

British energy giant BP is set to announce a shakeup to its strategy after a difficult trading year and as countries transition to cleaner energy.

Ahead of G20 talks on energy, the Minister of Electricity and Energy said South Africa wants to minimise discord and the possibility of not having consensus between nations.

Households and businesses in the City of Cape Town earned over R55 million, largely in the form of municipal bill credits, for selling excess power back to the municipality over the past two and a half years.

A “doomsday” vault storing food crop seeds from around the world in man-made caves on a remote Norwegian Arctic island will receive more than 14 000 new samples on Tuesday.

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.