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Decarbonisation

Decarbonisation is the process of reducing carbon dioxide emissions associated with energy production, industrial processes and economic activity, with the ultimate goal of achieving net-zero emissions. The term encompasses a broad range of strategies and technologies aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels towards cleaner energy sources, improving energy efficiency and capturing or offsetting residual emissions. Decarbonisation is central to global efforts to mitigate climate change and limit temperature rises in line with international agreements such as the Paris Agreement. Key sectors targeted for decarbonisation include electricity generation, transport, heavy industry, buildings and agriculture. Technologies and approaches include renewable energy deployment, electrification of transport and heating, hydrogen production and use, carbon capture and storage, and improvements in industrial processes. Governments, corporations and investors increasingly view decarbonisation as both an environmental imperative and an economic opportunity, driving policy frameworks, carbon pricing mechanisms and investment in low-carbon infrastructure. The pace and pathway of decarbonisation vary by region and sector, influenced by resource availability, technological maturity, policy support and economic considerations. In Africa, decarbonisation strategies must balance development priorities, energy access and the continent's relatively low historical emissions with the need to build climate-resilient, low-carbon economies. The transition presents challenges including stranded assets in fossil fuel industries, workforce retraining and the capital intensity of new infrastructure, but also opportunities for leapfrogging to clean technologies and creating green jobs. Decarbonisation is a recurring theme in business coverage as companies set emissions targets, governments introduce regulations and markets evolve to price carbon risk.

Decarbonisation News


UNIDO, GreenCape webinar to explore role of industrial spaces in South Africa’s green industrialisation
UNIDO, GreenCape webinar to explore role of industrial spaces in South Africa’s green industrialisation
4th September 2026

The role that South Africa’s Industrial Parks, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Industrial Zones can play in advancing green industrialisation will come under the spotlight during a webinar... 


SCI symposium papers reflect 'depth and diversity'.
South Africa’s minerals future to be explored by emerging researchers on October 2
4th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

At a time when calls are being made for South Africa to modernise its mining sector, emerging researchers will on October 2 have a next-generation platform to explore the future of the minerals... 


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Iron-ore production set for further growth to 2030 – BMI
31st August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global iron-ore production growth will accelerate over 2026 to 2030, averaging 2.2% growth over that period, compared with 1.2% over the previous five years, with production expected to reach... 


Canadian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Claude Guay
Canadian official Guay affirms value of stronger trade ties with Chile
31st August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Claude Guay has affirmed that, in a time of uncertainty and changing trade and economic relationships worldwide,... 


Voltalia's 148 MW Bolobedu solar power plant
Voltalia commissions 148 MW solar plant for Richards Bay Minerals
28th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Renewable energy company Voltalia has commissioned the 148 MW Bolobedu solar power plant, in Limpopo, for mining company Rio Tinto South Africa subsidiary Richards Bay Minerals (RBM). Bolobedu will... 


Energas celebrates 25 years as demand for gas infrastructure enters new phase
28th August 2026

South African engineering company Energas Technologies is celebrating 25 years of supplying engineered solutions, equipment and technical support to the natural gas industry. Established in 2001,... 


Finance plays key role in decarbonising Africa’s ICT sector
28th August 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Finance will play a key role in helping Africa’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector grow while reducing its carbon footprint. “As Africa’s ICT sector grows – connecting millions... 


IDC sets R51.5bn disbursement target as it aligns  strategy to new industrial thrusts
IDC sets R51.5bn disbursement target as it aligns strategy to new industrial thrusts
28th August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has set a target of disbursing R51.5-billion in funding over the coming three financial years having aligned its corporate plan to... 


Exxaro media roundtable.
Exxaro driving modernisation, reviewing what mine of future could look like
26th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s Exxaro Resources is reviewing what the mine of the future could look like amid a modernisation drive, Exxaro CEO Ben Magara pointed out in response to Mining Weekly during a media... 


ONE MAN'S TRASH
GeT Metal Group has completely replaced its monthly consumption of 120 000 ℓ of conventional heavy fuel oil with tyre-derived fuel oil at its facility
Waste-to-energy solution boosts operation’s sustainability credentials
21st August 2026

Metal recycling company GeT Metal Group and its subsidiary GeT Alloys have successfully eliminated virgin fossil fuels from their aluminium melting operations by launching a “pioneering... 


PIONEER
Mercedes-Benz will become the first automotive company in Europe to integrate Hydro CIRCAL into series production for the next generation of large electric vehicles
Vehicle manufacturer turns to recycled aluminium for greener future
21st August 2026

Aluminium and renewable-energy company Hydro and luxury and light commercial vehicle manufacturer Mercedes-Benz have expanded their partnership to increase the use of recycled and low-carbon... 


SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS Implats is increasingly treating sustainability as a strategic business discipline rather than a standalone function
Embedded sustainability betters ESG integration
21st August 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

Aligned with moving beyond compliance-driven environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting and towards “genuine strategic integration”, platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Impala Platinum... 


GETTING ESG RIGHT SLR Consulting’s multidisciplinary teams support responsible mining development through integrated ESG advisory services
Early ESG planning helps derisk mining projects
21st August 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining companies are embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into project planning as early integration can help secure finance, manage risk and avoid costly project... 


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Engineering opportunities to create a sustainable manufacturing industry
21st August 2026

The National Foundry Technology Network (NFTN) aims to support and facilitate growth and transformation in the South African foundry (metal-casting) industry through targeted technical... 


Fortescue iron-ore mine site and truck
Fortescue sees power sales from Pilbara green grid when demand emerges, declares lower dividend
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

Fortescue's green grid investment in Australia's northwest is set to provide surplus energy that it can sell to data centres as commercial demand develops, although it has yet to ink any supply... 


SCI symposium papers reflect 'depth and diversity'.
South Africa’s minerals future to be explored by emerging researchers on Oct 2
17th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

At a time when calls are being made for South Africa to modernise its mining sector, emerging researchers will on October 2 have a next-generation platform to explore the future of the minerals... 


Seven-year solar deal to power Botswana mine
14th August 2026

Provider of flexible solar solutions Release, owned by renewable energy solutions company Scatec, and Climate Fund Managers through its EU-supported Climate Investor One Fund, on February 12 signed... 


Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability consultant Ashleigh Muller.
Modernisation of South African mining is an ‘urgent strategic priority’
14th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Mining modernisation, with private and public sectors as drivers, is an urgent strategic priority for the South African economy, a study undertaken by industry leaders, researchers, government... 


Climate compliance has just stopped being a paperwork exercise
Climate compliance has just stopped being a paperwork exercise
13th August 2026

(Virtual Showroom) For the past decade, climate compliance in South African industry has been seen as a box-ticking exercise with only the Tier 1 companies going above and beyond what is required... 


Allen Makamure, Moses Madondo, Bernard Swanepoel.
AI’s efficiencies keeping even lower-quality operations going longer, energy event hears
7th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The increased efficiencies achieved by AI are ensuring that even lower quality operations are kept going for longer which benefits all stakeholders, Thungela Resources CEO Moses Madondo made clear... 


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