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11-20 of 31 for the Category : Energy and the Subcategory : Energy -GeneralEconomics of the Environment
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The biggest threat to the realisation of the sustainable development ideal is not in determining and understanding how Economics and Ecology as individual systems function, but how they operate as a single embedded system.
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Energy is one of the most fundamental requirements of modern society. We rely heavily on energy, not only for our individual domestic and business needs, but for the country’s economic development.
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( Article Type: Sustainable Development )
Energy is one of the most fundamental requirements of modern society. We rely heavily on energy, not only for our individual domestic and business needs, but for the country's economic development.
Read more about Energy ChoicesEnergy Efficiency
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Energy efficiency is defined as a ratio or quantitative relationship between an output of performance, service, goods or energy, and an input of energy according to International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO).
Read more about Energy EfficiencyEnvironmental Auditing
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Environmental auditing is a process used mainly in commerce and industry to measure how well environmental policies, programmes and plans are being implemented in practice.
Read more about Environmental AuditingEnvironmental Goods & Services
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Also known as Green Industries, the Environmental Goods and Services (EGS) sector comprises the set of companies which provide products and services to measure, prevent, reduce or reverse damage to the natural environment and the depletion or pol
Read more about Environmental Goods & ServicesFracking And gas Extraction
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Energy is a key driver of development. In South Africa, 93% of our electricity is from coal, and over 85% of our total energy is from fossil fuels. The use of fossil fuels is a direct contributor to climate change, through the emission of carbon d
Read more about Fracking And gas ExtractionGreen Building - Using natural materials
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Using natural materials for construction of dwellings and community buildings, is the oldest method of building since humans moved away from caves.
Read more about Green Building - Using natural materialsGreen Buildings
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According to the Green Building Council of South Africa, a green building is a building which is energy efficient, resource efficient and environmentally responsible - which incorporates design, construction and operational practices that significan
Read more about Green BuildingsGreenwash
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Greenwash is not a new concept. The term emerged from the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and it entered the Concise Oxford Dictionary in 1999.
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