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What is the CDM?

Posted Friday 11th November 2011 at 07:00 – Post a comment

The Clean Development Mechanism 'CDM' allows emission-reduction projects in developing countries to earn certified emission reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to 1 tonne of CO². Continue reading →

What is COP17?

Posted Tuesday 8th November 2011 at 07:56 – Post a comment

This is the 17th Conference of the Parties, Kyoto Protocol reaches its expiration date in 2012. Processes have been taking place to replace it with a new binding agreement in 2007, the Bali Action Plan sought such an agreement. COP15, which took place in Copenhagen, called for a new deal but could only come up with the Copenhagen Accord. COP16, which took place in Mexico in 2010 resulted in the Cancun Agreements. Continue reading →

Electricity Prices head North

Posted Wednesday 2nd March 2011 at 08:22 – Post a comment

Autumn has officially arrived, and with it electricity demand in South Africa will start rising steadily as we head for the heart of winter. Continue reading →

Polystyrene – what you didn’t know

Posted Monday 28th February 2011 at 08:18 – 2 comments

Each standard Wonderbag™ is filled with about 500g of tiny expanded polystyrene balls. We are all familiar with polystyrene, be it in the form of containers for take away meals and drinks, or the bulky packaging that protects new appliances. Continue reading →

Wonderbag on Save It!

Posted Friday 4th February 2011 at 09:28 – Post a comment

The Wonderbag plays its role in the government’s Save It programme on that urges South Africans to use energy efficiently. The bag was featured in the Save It broadcast on eTV on 3 February 2011.If you missed it you can watch the programme below:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCa4-pnvtIM&w=480&h=390For more information go to www.savingenergy.co.za Continue reading →

Recycled paper prints money

Posted Thursday 21st October 2010 at 10:35 – Post a comment

Zhang Yin, 53, heads up the Chinese recycled paper company, Nine Dragons Paper. She is also the wealthiest self-made woman on earth with an estimated personal fortune of $5.6bn. Her company buys scrap paper from the USA, imports it into China, and mainly turns it into cardboard for use in boxes to export Chinese goods. The company is China's biggest paper maker. Xhang Yin is not unique. Continue reading →

eta Awards acknowledge a good thing when they see it!

Posted Wednesday 8th September 2010 at 08:00 – Post a comment

The eta Awards is an annual competition that rewards projects, people and technologies that promote energy efficiency. For the 2010 awards, Sarah Collins, founder of Natural Balance and driving force behind the Wonderbag, was nominated in the Women in Communities category. We are thrilled to announce that Sarah’s nomination is one of the finalists, and she will be interviewed by the eta panel on 22 September for final judging. Continue reading →

Counting your car’s carbon cost

Posted Monday 30th August 2010 at 08:45 – Post a comment

From 1 September, you will pay a carbon tax on your new passenger vehicle. Cars will be taxed, based on their certified CO2 emissions, at R75 a g/km (R85 when VAT is included) for each g/km above 120 g/km, adding around 2% to 3% to the price tag of a car. Continue reading →

Calculate your Carbon Savings

Posted Thursday 26th August 2010 at 08:00 – Post a comment

Heat-retention cooking avoids harmful carbon emissions, which is a powerful reason to use your Wonderbag™ as often as possible. Continue reading →

South Africans Think Green

Posted Friday 13th August 2010 at 10:27 – Post a comment

South Africans appear to be more concerned about climate change than people in other countries. This is according to a survey released in June by global market research firm, Synovate. The survey examined attitudes towards climate change and the issues surrounding it, and involved 13 000 people in 18 countries. Continue reading →

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