Gabriel Klaasen

Young people call for an end to the terrible legacy of coal

Environment Gabriel Klaasen, Mitchelle Mhaka, Sibusiso Mazomba & Sarah Robyn Farrell - 19 Jun 2021

‘The generation of 1976 did not fight to end the injustices of their time only for there to be the dawn of a climate apartheid’

South Africa’s nationally determined contribution plan for climate change must be more ambitious, say nation’s youth

Opinion Sibusiso Mazomba, Gabriel Klaasen & Sarah Robyn Farrell - 4 Jun 2021

The pandemic has demonstrated that, when it’s a matter of life and death, we can manage dramatic U-turns in public policy. We must take similarly decisive action now on climate change, rather than later regretting it

The world’s warriors are under attack, but we must keep on fighting

Opinion Gabriel Klaasen - 16 Nov 2020

The murder of Fikile Ntshangase in KwaZulu-Natal was not an isolated incident. Around the globe, from Nigeria to Brazil, environmental activists are similarly being silenced, and it is our duty to continue this struggle