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Navigating risks and seizing opportunities: The transition to a green economy

The global business community is undergoing a transition towards a green economy driven by a shared recognition of the urgent need to address climate change, protect natural resources, and promote sustainable development. As businesses in South Africa and elsewhere…

Provided By Adams & Adams

by Jean-Paul Rudd

Selling your company or business? Make sure you have complied with your carbon tax obligations

An important consideration when entering into a transaction to sell a company or business, is whether it has complied with applicable laws and regulatory requirements. Carbon tax is a relatively new tax, levied in terms of the Carbon Tax Act No 15 of 2019 (“Carbon …

Provided By Eversheds Sutherland

by Tanya Pollak and Sarah Charlton

Carbon tax title released just as filing season opens

The first period for filing of carbon tax returns opened on 1 October 2020, and will close on 29 October, at 15h00. During that limited...

Minimum emission standards for Medupi under the spotlight

Eskom has applied for alternative limits in terms of Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for Medupi Power Station. Notification of the application has been published in Government...

Was Greta right about us? – GHG, coal power and the IRP

On 23 September 2019, sixteen-year-old climate change activist, Greta Thunberg, gave an emotionally charged speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit wherein she condemned...

Businesses take note: The Carbon Tax Act is in effect

The Carbon Tax Act No. 15 of 2019 | Effective as of 1 June 2019 Reducing the impacts of climate change through facilitating a viable and...

by Pascale de Froberville

Increasing focus on environmental taxes in South Africa

Climate change and global warming are issues that have long been debated. Predictions as far back as 1982 regarding increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide are...

by Jerome Brink

National air emissions standards: Application for postponement of compliance time frame

The “List of Activities Which Result in Atmospheric Emissions Which Have or May Have a Significant Detrimental Effect on the Environment, Including Health, Social Conditions,...

by Pascale de Froberville

Climate Change Bill: Here’s what you need to know

The Minister of Environmental Affairs recently published the Climate Change Bill for public comment. With increasing and frequent extreme weather events caused by anthropogenic climate change,...

The (un)certainty of taxes: Is the 1 January 2019 implementation date for carbon tax possible?

One thing is certain in this context: anyone having to sign off on the Carbon Tax Bill has an unenviable job. Though everyone making submissions...

by Justine Sweet

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