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23 September 2022

Webinar: ‘Transitioning the Transport Sector,’ on 4 October 2022

The Climate and Sustainable Investment project invites you to an upcoming webinar on ‘Transitioning the Transport Sector,’ on 4 October 2022.

Register Here

19 September 2022

BUSA, BLSA “joint position” on delaying carbon tax compromises corporate SA’s climate credibility

Sasol and the Minerals Council have been lobbying against the implementation of a carbon tax in South Africa for at least a decade. But the latest tactic in this campaign implicates a huge swathe of corporate SA in a concerted effort to undermine, delay and impede the implementation of a carbon tax regime that could lead to... continued

16 September 2022

Court shines light on Mantashe’s fossil fuel bias

This article was first published in the Financial Mail on 15 September 2022.

A high court judgment shatters any lingering illusions about the government’s willingness to apply or comply with the law.

In late 2021, a group of community organisations and NGOs successfully approached the Makhanda high court for an interim interdict to stop an imminent seismic survey off... continued

7 September 2022

Government must not give in to intense fossil fuel industry lobbying on Carbon Tax Act

On 29 August, Just Share submitted comments on  proposed amendments to the Carbon Tax Act, 2019 (CTA). 

The article below, first published in the Daily Maverick on 6 September 2022, sums up our submissions and explains why the proposed amendents fall far short of what is needed to reflect the true cost of emissions and the urgent... continued