Marlowe Hood
AFP environment & science reporter, herald of the Anthropocene.
Air pollution costs $2.9 trillion a year — NGO
The new figure is in line with World Health Organisation estimates of 4.2 million deaths each year linked to ground-level air pollution, mostly from heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections in children
Slash emissions now or miss 1.5°C goal, UN warns
The UNEP said that global emissions need to fall by 7.6%, each year, every year until 2030 to limit global temperature rises to 1.5°C
Planned fossil fuel output swamps Paris climate goals
The 2015 Paris Agreement calls for blocking global warming at well below 2C, and 1.5C if possible
World must adapt to ‘inevitable’ climate change, warns report
Without action by 2030, climate change could push more than 100-million people in developing countries below the poverty line
Ecological land grab: food vs fuel vs forests
A world of narrowing options threatens to pit biofuels, forests and food production against each other
World’s rivers loaded with antibiotics waste: study
Scientists found one or more common antibiotics in two-thirds of 711 samples taken from rivers in 72 countries
One million species risk extinction due to humans — draft UN report
Biodiversity loss and global warming are closely linked, according to the 44-page Summary for Policy Makers
On climate change, a shift towards civil disobedience
Since October, the world has seen a crescendo of grassroots protests around climate change, especially in western Europe and North America
These climate activists want you to give up hope
The Extinction Rebellion is rooted in the conviction that humanity has dug its own grave and has one foot dangling over the edge
Climate talks must be rescued from failure, warns UN chief
The two-week talks are tasked with breathing life into the 2015 Paris Agreement, which vows to cap global warming at 'well under' two degrees Celsius
Global warming outpaces efforts to slow it — UN
New calculations by the UN's top science panel sharply reduce the real-world potential for drawing CO2 out of the air
UN warns paradigm shift needed to avert global climate chaos
Earth's surface has warmed 1°C and is on track toward an unliveable 3°C or 4°C rise
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Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES
An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow
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Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan
Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date
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Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA
SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations
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Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap
The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities
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Cheque value bundles – real value
Most people do not pay much attention to what bank account they have and whether or not it is suited to their daily realities
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Absa Rewards puts cash in your pocket
In addition to the cash benefits, you will receive special offers and exclusive deals from selected Absa Rewards partners
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Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised
SAICA calls for a review of the mandatory minimum skills and qualifications required for all key financial management positions within the public sector
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Eleven ways to protect yourself against fraud
While financial services firms work continuously to improve security, fraudsters are always devising new plans to circumvent the latest safety measures
