Our favourite green blog has a fascinating article on some very practical changes South African can make to ensure a sustainable future.

4 solutions for SA:

• The message for SA, well endowed with resources, is this: be bold and aim to reduce population growth, using education and incentives at all times.

• Beware of famine and focus on food security. This means retaining and nurturing efficient maize and wheat farms, promoting agriculture at all levels, developing real skills in this sector and protecting water resources.
• In terms of energy, we should do what is necessary in the short term to ensure that the wheels keep turning and focus on efficiency rather than resolving shortfalls only through more capacity. Forget about giving away energy to new aluminium smelters.
• Innovation, inspiration, capability and competency in the renewable energy sector are vital. We have wind, waves and plenty of sunshine. Eskom's old monopoly on power is not serving us well enough. And when we can engage with wisdom in this urgent matter, we need to consider the end of burning fossil fuels for energy altogether.

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