Salomé Bronkhorst

Sustainability | Communications | PR. I connect journalists with transformative sustainability, cleantech & crypto businesses, angles & stories. @LSEnews alumna

[Jack Radmore @JvRadmore]

Climate investments in SA rose from an average of R62bn per annum (2017-2018) to an average of R131bn per annum (2019-2021). Flows need to increase 3-5 times to meet South Africa's climate targets. https://t.co/VBDd71kGrl @thegreencape @ClimateZA @climatepolicy

[Gaylor Montmasson-Clair @Gaylor_MC]

SA's long-awaited #ElectricVehicles White Paper (@the_dtic) is out, setting the scene for the local industry's EV transition.
Next step: Policy and budget announcements!
🚗🔋⚡️
Have a read here: https://t.co/5kY1NxFZ9o

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Perth just recorded its hottest winter day on record - 30.2°C/86.4°F
Cape Town recorded its hottest August day on record - 32.9°C/91.2°F
These temps are happening in winter!

How many records do we need to break before we #ActOnClimate?

#climate #energy via @ScottDuncanWX

[Nick Hedley @nickhedley]

Share of renewables in the electricity mix, month of August 2023:

Uruguay 100% (mainly wind)
Brazil 87%
Colombia 78%
Chile 65%
Argentina 49%
Peru 46%
Bolivia 29%

- data collated by ElectricityMaps

[Dr. Rebekah Shirley @RebekahGShirley]

The inaugural Africa Climate Summit is a critical opportunity to explore and define Africa’s voice on climate solutions. But it's a tall order - the issues are complex and the perspectives are divergent - well, welcome to the beautiful tapestry that is 54 African countries!

[Salomé Bronkhorst @salbcomms]

@outlierafrica @progressplaybk

[Salomé Bronkhorst @salbcomms]

The SA government has planted 3 million trees in two years, many of them fruit bearing🌳. #GoodNewsSA

[The Outlier @outlierafrica]

🌳The government plans to plant 10-million trees in 5 years to make cities, towns & townships greener🌳Almost 3-million trees have been planted since the project’s launch in 2021🌳Nearly two-thirds of the trees are indigenous, the rest are fruit trees
🔗 https://t.co/zDbTRo6VNK

[Salomé Bronkhorst @salbcomms]

@nickhedley @juwiREsa

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

Corporate emissions are undermining prosperity, according to a study published by academics at the University of Chicago https://t.co/0NXUjyEya5

[Nick Hedley @nickhedley]

The most coal-dependent grid among major economies is facing a revolution:

South African households' solar panel installations in the past 18 months have been equivalent to a 3.8GW virtual power plant.

- That's nearly equivalent to a Medupi or Kusile

https://t.co/3IfXr8b0yW

[The Sun Exchange @TheSunExchange]

Renewables are now the cheapest form of energy around! Africa is receiving just 1.5% of clean energy investment, falling far short of what’s needed to satisfy a massive economic and environmental opportunity. Read more: https://t.co/WHZIBfsXtE

[Salomé Bronkhorst @salbcomms]

@MarkSham Travelled a lot, lived in UK for 10 yrs & 3 yrs in Asia & Eastern Europe. We scoured the world & Cape Town/SA best for us ito quality of life, belonging, culture, weather, outdoor activities/nature, clean air, private health & education. The only trade offs: security & certainty.

[George Tsakraklides @99blackbaloons]

Unprecedented heatwave in 40% of Earth’s oceans. A silent holocaust is under way, billions of sea life forms quietly dying - far away from the media spotlight

…many of which we’ve never even identified #ecology #ClimateCatastrophe #extinction #collapse

[Ember @ember_energy]

Across the #G20, wind and solar are pushing away coal.

In 2022, wind and solar reached a combined share of 13% of electricity in the group. In 2015, their share was just 5%.

https://t.co/Gt54mdDR9L

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Thailand is close to completing one of the world's biggest floating solar farms. How big? Roughly the size of 230 football fields.

We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #renewables #GreenNewDeal

[Salomé Bronkhorst @salbcomms]

@WestinCPT I am fully aware that you are a luxury hotel but is it necessary to rip foreigners off?! Why would you charge influencer @simonjwils R3.5k for a ride to Kalk Bay, and $50 for a chicken burger? We desperately need tourists - help us out here!

[The Sun Exchange @TheSunExchange]

BREAKING NEWS! By using Sun Exchange to fund a $1.1M the High Technical School Drostdy solar project, renewable energy leader CVE, unlocks reliable & affordable energy for SA education & locks in sun-sourced revenue for its business for 20 years: https://t.co/r2ERg6ywjj

[Salomé Bronkhorst @salbcomms]

@TheSunExchange @nickhedley per your earlier post re Groote Schuur High School - the private sector has enormous power in using their balance sheets to drive clean energy for schools 🏫👩‍🏫

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

The exponential growth of renewable energy is pushing down global electricity prices that fossil fuels are no longer economical, and their use has peaked, according to a report https://t.co/A0kDOsTKee

[The Sun Exchange @TheSunExchange]

A billion dollars are added to the new energy economy globally EACH DAY.

@dailymaverick

#energytransition #solar #energycrisis #sustainability #TheGathering