Govt initiates fresh look at South Africa’s carbon-emission yardsticks

South Africa’s Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on Friday placed an advertisement for service providers to take a fresh look at this country’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission guidelines and carbon space allocation in what could be a great boost for South Africa’s green-promoting platinum group metals (PGMs). South Africa is among the 15 largest emitters of GHGs, which cause environmental degradation. Seen as an economically viable alternative is the use of South Africa’s superior sunshine and prime wind to generate clean renewable energy and thereby increase energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and create ‘green’ jobs concurrently.