The Promoting Access to Carbon Equity (PACE) Centre is a South African based non-profit organization, focused on facilitating emission reduction projects in Southern Africa to help reduce poverty. Read more about becoming a carbon role-player with our organization.
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African universities' united response to climate change 27-Jun-2009
In response to the United Nations’s decade of education for sustainable development, the United Nations Environmental Programme, Unesco and the Association of African Universities (AAU) and other partners launched an initiative across African universities
Powering the country through the our abundance of sun has long been an environmental ideal. But the most common solar technology, photovoltaics (PV), costs a pretty penny. However, a significant new study found solar PV offers great potential to the count
Imagine powering Cape Town using the waves on the west coast. Or surfing the internet on the power of the surf. The ideas are not pie in the sky and, with South Africa's abundance of powerful waves, a definite probability to power our economy in the futur
South Africa: Treasury Plans Green Taxes 04-Jun-2009
In line with international trends, the government has proposed environmental tax incentives in an attempt to address the negative effects of climate change. The draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill 2009, which was released for comment earlier this week by t
SA’s wind-energy capacity could be 300 MW by 2012 – study 03-Jun-2009
Wind-energy developments could supply up to 300 MW into South Africa’s electricity grid over the next three years, a new research study shows. However, the country’s energy-supply industry would continue to lag far behind that of countries in North Africa
Low-carbon living in Benoni Projects seeking investors This Credible Carbon project involves a townhouse development, known as "2Tribes", in the Upper East Side (UES) of Benoni, near Johannesburg in South Africa. The 126 accommodation units have been fitted with a range of energy savings
Solar Cookers in Soweto Projects seeking investors Solar cookers are being installed by Credible Carbon in an old-age home near to Soweto in Johannesburg. You can help to bring more affordable cooking to the pensioners, cutting carbon emisisons by reducing their consumption of coal-fired grid
Welbedacht - Low Income, Energy Efficient Housing & Climate Change Project Projects seeking investors This project supports the installation of solar water heaters, compact fluorescent lighting, a cooking option using LP Gas, solar cookers and/or gelfuel, and electricity generation for households in Welbedacht,
