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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


Industrial symbiosis workshop uncovers more than 500 potential waste synergies
7th August 2026

A recent industrial symbiosis workshop produced significant results, with participants identifying 351 resource streams, resulting in 532 potential industrial symbiosis opportunities to transition... 


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... 


The Hive Hydrogen plant project site at the Coega Special Economic Zone
Green hydrogen-focused private equity fund reports R3bn first close
6th August 2026

Blended finance private equity fund SA-H2, which focuses on the green hydrogen value chain and the Southern African energy transition, has achieved its first close with R3-billion in commitments... 


Decarbonising the energies and chemical industry without the risk
Decarbonising the energies and chemical industry without the risk
6th August 2026

Africa’s energies and chemical industry, like its peers across the world, is faced with quite the decarbonisation challenge. Stricter ESG demands, shifting investor expectations, rising energy... 


This week: Anglo highlights ability to provide capital efficient copper growth in tightening market; Valterra Platinum remains ‘highly confident’ in ‘robust outlook’ for PGM demand and, Decarbonisation reinforcing demand for Kumba Iron Ore‘s high grade, lump products
Resources Watch
5th August 2026

This week: Anglo highlights ability to provide capital efficient copper growth in tightening market; Valterra Platinum remains ‘highly confident’ in ‘robust outlook’ for PGM demand and,... 


Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators’ senior research specialist Dr Kgabo H Ramoroka.
Considerable room to increase mining’s innovation intensity, survey finds
4th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The results of a study on the modernisation of South African mining indicate that there is considerable room to increase innovation participation and intensity across the firms surveyed. The... 


Signage on a building where the investmernt conference is being held
South Africa makes case in Beijing for Chinese investment in energy
3rd August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is attending the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, in Beijing, this week, where he has advocated for strategic... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
AI helping to develop alloys for use in new applications, Valterra Platinum reports
3rd August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Can you use AI to find new markets for platinum group metals (PGMs)? “The simple answer is yes,” was the reply of Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller to Mining Weekly during the latest media... 


Image of a laboratory worker using the Chryso Clear test
Drive to support local production of lower carbon cement
31st July 2026

Ready access to deposits of clay gives local communities across Africa the opportunity to produce limestone calcined clay cement (LC³), notes construction chemicals solutions company Chryso... 


AfriSam invests in mobile production capacity
31st July 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Construction materials supplier AfriSam is investing in mobile aggregate production equipment and concrete batching plants as major infrastructure projects increasingly emerge beyond South Africa’s... 


Electra Mining
Sustainable solutions driving industry transformation at Electra Mining Africa
30th July 2026

Renewable energy, ESG, decarbonisation and environmental innovation are increasingly shaping strategic decision-making across mining, manufacturing and industry. Organisations are seeking to... 


Kumba Iron Ore CEO Mpumi Zikalala.
Decarbonisation reinforcing demand for Kumba Iron Ore‘s high grade, lump products
28th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The decarbonisation journey of the steel industry is continuing to reinforce demand for the higher-grade ores and lump products of the kind produced by South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore. These... 


Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability consultant Ashleigh Muller.
Modernisation of South African mining is an ‘urgent strategic priority’
24th July 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... 


Coal miners face limited funding options
Coal miners face limited funding options
24th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Despite coal being a significant contributor to South Africa’s GDP and electricity generation, funding for new coal mines from commercial banks is limited in the international and local market.... 


Solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines
Industrial policies must integrate green and development opportunities – TIPS
23rd July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa has various industry-related policies and master plans that take into account the changes wrought by the global energy transition, but the opportunities and risks arising from these... 


Kumba CEO Mpumi Zikalala
Kumba maintains full-year guidance, enters into embedded solar energy offtake agreement for Sishen
23rd July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) has entered into an energy offtake agreement with Envusa Energy – a joint venture between Kumba's parent company Anglo American and... 


Group Signing
Industrial decarbonisation accelerated through major energy efficiency programme
23rd July 2026

International leader in decarbonisation GreenYellow and steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa, the South African subsidiary of the world's leading steel and mining company and a major... 


Allen Makamure, Moses Madondo, Bernard Swanepoel.
AI’s efficiencies keeping even lower quality operations going longer, energy event hears
22nd July 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... 


A Eurodia plant in France
Eurodia Industrie secures €18m investment to scale DLE tech
21st July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial liquid purification processes company Eurodia Industrie has secured an €18-million minority investment from venture capital firm Starquest Capital and private equity firm Yotta Capital... 


How the fast-food industry can gain a competitive edge, fast
How the fast-food industry can gain a competitive edge, fast
17th July 2026

By: Charles Coetzee - Buildings & C&SP Lead for Sub-Saharan Africa at Schneider Electric Fast-food or Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) operators operate within one of the most competitive spaces in... 


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