Cape Pulpit 729AM Get up & Go Breakfast - Green Actuality - Elma Pollard

Get up & Go Breakfast - Green Actuality - Elma Pollard

Elma Pollard is the editor of the Green Times. The Green Times is a social enterprise focused on climate change and other environmental news with a particular focus on creative and constructive solutions. Every Wednesday morning, Elma directs our thinking to ensure we understand the urgency of effective stewardship, and she tells us how to maximize our combined efforts.
Weekly English South Africa Religion & Spirituality · Christianity Narrated by Elma Pollard
131 Episodes
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Elma Pollard - Legal action over hydrogen sulfide pollution in Joburg

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, and the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO), are being taken to court for granting steelmaker Arcelor Mittal South Africa (AMSA) permission to continue polluting the Vaal Triangle and surrounding areas with excessive amounts of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S).
23 Aug 2023 10 min

Elma Pollard - Snare Free

Illegal snaring poses a serious threat to biodiversity in the Western Cape. Snare Free is a creative conservation initiative conceived by the Cape Leopard Trust, CapeNature, Wildlife Forensic Academy and Kogelberg Biosphere to provide a coordinated response to snared wildlife incidents in the Western Cape, as well as to improve…
2 Aug 2023 8 min

Elma Pollard - A community-driven approach to climate change

An inspiring Manifesto has been drafted by the Mpungose community of Eshowe, Northern KwaZulu-Natal, as a direct response to the devastating effects of climate change. This significant statement of declarations and calls to action paves the way for community-driven responses to environmental matters that negatively impact the daily lives of…
26 Jul 2023 8 min

Elma Pollard - Civil society groups appeal Kusile’s pollution exemption

To allow it to utilise temporary repairs at its Kusile power station in Mpumalanga, Eskom has been granted permission to bypass the plant’s Flu Gas Desulphurization (FGD) equipment and emit unabated sulphur dioxide (SO2) and increased mercury emissions, potentially up until 31 March 2025.
12 Jul 2023 8 min

Elma Pollard - Waterford Kamhlaba places sustainability at the core of its vision

Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA, one of the first multi-racial schools in southern Africa, has placed sustainability at the core of its vision. As it celebrates 60 years of existence this year, the school is accelerating its sustainability efforts; already achieving some key milestones in this journey. Key projects already underway include…
5 Jul 2023 13 min

Elma Pollard - Why new ocean treaty is critical for the world

The UN’s 193 Member States adopted a landmark legally binding marine biodiversity agreement on Monday following nearly two decades of fierce negotiations over forging a common wave of conservation and sustainability in the high seas beyond national boundaries – covering two thirds of the planet’s oceans.
28 Jun 2023 8 min

Elma Pollard - Fossil fuels must be phased out to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

Elam looks at 2 stories this week as we heed the words of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who said countries must phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe,” Then we look at one of the world’s best renewable energy tenders, South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power…
21 Jun 2023 10 min

Elma Pollard - Four reasons to start recycling this Earth Day

Recycling is one of the easiest ways that citizens can ‘Invest in our Planet’, the theme of this year’s global Earth Day, 22 April. Unfortunately, research by the CSIR indicates that only around 10% of urban households actually do so.
26 Apr 2023 10 min

Elma Pollard - MSC scales up fund to help end overfishing

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has today announced an ambitious goal to mobilise US$100 million to help safeguard the ocean and sustainable seafood supplies over the next decade. The announcement marks a significant expansion of the MSC’s Ocean Stewardship Fund, which aims to end overfishing.
19 Apr 2023 9 min

Elma Pollard - The role of green hydrogen in SA’s energy transition

Hydrogen is an energy carrier that can be used to generate electricity either indirectly by generating heat through combustion, or directly through an electrochemical process that takes place in a fuel cell. In both cases, water is the only by-product of the energy generation process. Hydrogen technology can help the…
12 Apr 2023 10 min

Elma Pollard - Creating long-term water sustainability in Kraaifontein

Elma shares a headline story coming out of Bloekombos on 22 March, World Water Day, and the launch of Water in the Sky, a new initiative by the Save Our Schools Non-Profit Organisation (SOSNPO). The project, in partnership with the international organisation Xylem Watermark, is designed to implement long-term water…
5 Apr 2023 9 min

Elma Pollard - Tackling the growing waste problem in Kayamandi

Following months of deliberation, Stellenbosch Network has crowned Chuma Lalendle and Sbahle Mgijima as the winners of the fourth edition of the #IdeasForChange Challenge. The two young innovators walked away with a R20 000 cash prize to support their ‘Smart Trolley Recycling’ idea.
22 Mar 2023 6 min

Elma Pollard - Green Corridors

Green Corridors recently announced the reopening of the Inanda Wilderness Park, a much-appreciated community focal point in Ward 44, at a small gathering of partners, community members and people representing local leadership, schools and the elderly. Elma shares also how she has worked to make the green area near home…
8 Mar 2023 10 min

Elma Pollard – The LitterBoom Project

The Plastics Innovation and Circularity Challenge is a part of that movement for change. The Challenge, a joint venture of SOLVE@Waterfront; the UK-South Africa Tech Hub, an initiative of the UK Government; and Ocean Hub Africa, invited applications from enterprises working in the plastics circularity space. The 40 entries were,…
1 Mar 2023 10 min

Elma Pollard – Saving the Wetlands

Wetlands provide a range of essential services, including water regulation, flood control, and habitat for biodiversity. However, South African wetlands face threats from human activities such as pollution, urbanisation, agriculture, and water resource extraction. It is crucial to raise awareness about the value of wetlands and the steps needed to…
8 Feb 2023 10 min
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