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United Phosphorus Limited: Toxic warehouse in Durban part of special ‘fast-track’ state investment scheme; firm fined millions in India by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick July 25, 2021 United Phosphorus Limited: Toxic warehouse in Durban part of special ‘fast-track’ state investment scheme; firm fined millions in India by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick July 25, 2021 Back in India, the company has just been fined nearly R2-million after one of the company’s pesticide manufacturing plants was shut down by authorities following an explosion five months ago, which killed three workers and in...

Old King Coal not such a merry old soul after Eskom confirms major decarbonisation plan by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick July 1, 2021 Old King Coal not such a merry old soul after Eskom confirms major decarbonisation plan by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick July 1, 2021 Eskom, the largest single source of climate-warming gas pollution in Africa, has confirmed that it is talking to multilateral banks and development finance agencies to fund a major switchover to “cleaner energy” options and the early closure of several coal-fired power plants. South Africa’s industrial economy was built on co...

Reporting the truth: What is the private banking sector’s role in the climate crisis? by Julia Evans, Daily Maverick July 1, 2021 Reporting the truth: What is the private banking sector’s role in the climate crisis? by Julia Evans, Daily Maverick July 1, 2021 Our Burning Planet (OBP), Daily Maverick’s global change unit, had its first webinar on Thursday, delving into big business’ responsibility to help resolve the climate crisis. Never afraid to speak truth to power, Daily Maverick approached the Absa Group, whose recent financial support has allowed the OBP team to expand.

Old King Coal not such a merry old soul after Eskom confirms major decarbonisation plan Tony Carnie © Copyright (c) Daily Maverick , All Rights Reserved Eskom, the largest single source of climate-warming gas pollution in Africa, has confirmed that it is talking to multilateral banks and development finance agencies to fund a major switchover to “cleaner energy” options and the early closure of several coal-fired power plants. South Africa’s industrial economy was built on coal, and the country’s dependency on this cheap fuel was entrenched in the 1970s with massive ...

Daily Maverick announces the launch of a partnership with Absa to make the risks of the global climate crisis a bigger focus of everyday life – with practical approaches on how to address them.