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Green Economy Journal Issue 56

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G R E E N<br />

<strong>Economy</strong><br />

journal<br />

ESG | MINING<br />

WATER | ENERGY<br />

INFRASTRUCTURE<br />

38<br />

52<br />

CONTENTS<br />

7 NEWS AND SNIPPETS<br />

BIODIVERSITY<br />

12 The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment<br />

(DFFE) explains how climate change weakens economic and<br />

social systems<br />

ECONOMY<br />

14 Southern Africa’s abundant resources can fuel a successful<br />

green economy says the DFFE<br />

MINING<br />

16 Could the metals shortage derail the energy transition?<br />

20 Climate change and tailings management<br />

24 The role of the Council for Geoscience in the just energy<br />

transition to low-carbon economy<br />

27 Consequences of the Eskom tariff increases<br />

28 Project funders looking at human rights in due diligence<br />

30 Mining for a green economy<br />

32 Responsible mining demands multidisciplinary teams<br />

36 Lithium’s next big risk is grand supply plans falling short<br />

MOBILITY<br />

38 Electric cars on the 2023 highway<br />

ENERGY<br />

42 Long-duration energy storage<br />

45 Lithium iron phosphate batteries: the solution to securing<br />

connectivity during loadshedding<br />

47 Superior technology: stationary energy storage<br />

48 <strong>Green</strong> hydrogen: how SA can capitalise on it, and why we need<br />

to do it now<br />

52 Power to the people<br />

WASTE<br />

54 Waste management is key to a healthy environment<br />

57 Hazardous waste: the 11-million elephants in the room<br />

YOUTH<br />

59 Youth play an important role in developing a green economy<br />

61 DQS Academy<br />

SKILLS<br />

62 Clean energy work shift<br />

66 <strong>Green</strong> growth: FP&M Seta<br />

68 Wind industry internship programme reflects the country’s<br />

energy sector growth<br />

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