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    Summer-ready: City’s Energy teams tackle substation clean ups across metro

    Summer-ready: City’s Energy teams tackle substation clean ups across metro

    02 December 2025

    Our clean ups aim to ensure that our critical electricity infrastructure remains safe, accessible to electricity officials and protected from built-up waste and is part of our summer-ready initiatives

    Cape Town brings together stakeholders for official launch of the City's new Waste Strategy

    Cape Town brings together stakeholders for official launch of the City's new Waste Strategy

    21 July 2025

    The City has a long history of pioneering best practices in waste management

    Council speech – 5 December 2024

    Council speech – 5 December 2024

    05 December 2024

    Council speech – 5 December 2024

    Cape Town nets R36m in Carbon Credit sales

    Cape Town nets R36m in Carbon Credit sales

    15 July 2024

    We welcome this initial return of R36m from our first carbon credit auction.

    Further tightening of internal procurement processes aims to make things harder for extortionists

    Further tightening of internal procurement processes aims to make things harder for extortionists

    11 April 2024

    ​In the City’s continued efforts to ensure it remains a top-performing metro with a zero tolerance for corruption, the annual review of the City’s Supply Chain Management Policy proposes additional measures to reduce the risk of extortion impacting City projects.

    Cape Town getting closer to turning waste into wattage

    Cape Town getting closer to turning waste into wattage

    27 February 2024

    A site visit to Coastal Park landfill today showed promise as City officials checked on the progress at the waste-to-energy project on site. Read more below:

    Cape Town: Leading Africa's Green Economy Transformation and Attracting Sustainable Investments

    Cape Town: Leading Africa's Green Economy Transformation and Attracting Sustainable Investments

    20 December 2023

    Recent years have borne witness to an alarming surge in climate-related catastrophes.

      Mayor Hill-Lewis hails multi-agency effort to ensure safer beaches for all over festive season

    Mayor Hill-Lewis hails multi-agency effort to ensure safer beaches for all over festive season

    06 January 2023

    At Strand Beach, the Mayor observed the City’s multi-agency efforts which have been rolled out at 29 beaches, tidal pools and coastline stretches this festive season with the support of over 4 000 uniformed staff.

    Council resolves to auction carbon credits for benefit of communities

    Council resolves to auction carbon credits for benefit of communities

    29 July 2022

    The carbon credits system is a mechanism that encourages developing countries such as South Africa to reduce emissions

    Top marks for City's climate reporting and action

    Top marks for City's climate reporting and action

    30 November 2021

    The CDP annually scores cities from A to D based on their climate change response disclosure

    City shines as first municipality to receive certificates for energy smart buildings

    City shines as first municipality to receive certificates for energy smart buildings

    16 September 2021

    The City of Cape Town is proud to announce that it has received Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for three of its municipal buildings

    City earns first carbon credits from Landfill Gas Extraction and Utilisation Project

    City earns first carbon credits from Landfill Gas Extraction and Utilisation Project

    08 June 2021

    The City of Cape Town is pleased to announce that the Solid Waste Department’s Landfill Gas Extraction and Utilisation Project, currently in operation at the Coastal Park landfill, has earned us our first carbon credits from the UN-approved Clean Development Mechanism (CDM

    This World Environment Day 2021, Let’s ACT for a stronger Cape Town

    This World Environment Day 2021, Let’s ACT for a stronger Cape Town

    05 June 2021

    In honour of World Environment Day 2021, the City of Cape Town urges residents, neighbourhoods, businesses, churches and communities to support global efforts to tackle climate change

    Let's ACT to restore our earth on Earth Day

    Let's ACT to restore our earth on Earth Day

    22 April 2021

    The City of Cape Town is paying tribute to all the climate action champions and especially our youth, in celebration of Earth Day, 22 April 2021

    Let's ACT for a stronger Cape Town this Earth Hour, and beyond

    Let's ACT for a stronger Cape Town this Earth Hour, and beyond

    27 March 2021

    To honour Earth Hour, which is taking place tonight, 27 March 2021, between 20:30 and 21:30, residents, neighbourhoods, schools, churches and communities are encouraged to act and switch off non-essential lights for an hour.

    City’s annual report tabled at Council

    City’s annual report tabled at Council

    29 January 2020

    Statement by the City's Executive Deputy Mayor, Alderman Ian Neilson

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