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SA Rugby

Our green-clad sportsmen are not only tackling the British and Irish Lions, but climate change as well by embracing the South African Breweries' (SAB) new project – “Greening the Boks”.

The project aims to offset the carbon emissions generated by the Springbok Rugby team’s transport and accommodation during their tours.

Broccoli Project

The Cape Town-based “Broccoli Project” recently won second place and 20 000 Euros at the Global Entrepreneurship Competition (GEC), held in Barcelona this year. They also took the title of “Best Social Value”, which helped them earn a further 5 000 Euros.

noah of cape town

Opening on the 9th of July at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town is South Africa’s first full-length, original a cappella musical, Noah of Cape Town.

The musical is an intuitive look into a future where Cape Town, like every other city in the world, is suffering from the effects of global warming, environmental disasters, fuel shortages, war and corruption.

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The government has proposed environmental tax incentives to try to address the negative effects of climate change.

SA’s greenhouse-gas emissions rank in the top 20 in the world, contribute 1,8% to global emissions and are responsible for 42% of Africa’s emissions.

pic: The Times

This year, Johnnie Walker® created the Celebrating Strides Awards to both mark its centenary and to recognise aspiring entrepreneurs, artists and individuals in certain disciplines for acting as catalysts to those who want to make a difference. Awards were given in six categories:

Simon Gear at launch of Going Green

Friday's virtual launch was a huge success. A large number of people logged in to be part of the Cape Town Green Map's appearance on the 'green scene' in the Mother City. Hits to the site spiked by 2000% and suggest a site emails streamed in (we will add these just as soon as we can, thank you!).

We're celebrating the launch of the Cape Town Green map today, along with World Environment Day and the launch of the global Open Green Map website! Read more about our virtual launch here. 

We're giving away a copy of 'Going Green - 365 Ways to Change Our World' by Simon Gear to 10 visitors who've registered on the website since we've gone live.

pic: greenroofoffsets.co.uk

Cape Town Green Map has chosen to lead by reacting to climate change in a way that will have other local businesses asking how they can use virtual events, conferencing and telecommuting as a benefit to the environment.

Virtual events are gaining popularity and interest mainly because of the economic climate but also because of the push for companies to go green and reduce their carbon footprint.

pic: Eve Anderson

The Cape Town Green Map isn’t just a bunch of intersecting lines and street names. Rather it is the heart of the city, a green life-force, which sends out information via the numerous vessels and networks of the internet.

As with all maps, it provides direction – but with a difference.

Cape Town Green Map is just one of a global group of green map celebrations being held today, 5 June 2009, World Environment Day.

On the same day there are special events planned for New York City, Baltimore, Geneva, Jakarta, Stockholm, Baltimore, Pereira, Colombia, Swansea (UK), Clackmannanshire (Scotland) Neath Port Talbot and other cities.