Tunicia Phillips

Climate considerations are pressing Standard Bank shareholders to push for the recusal of those with fossil fuel ties.

New research shows unmitigated warming could knock 18% off of global GDP by 2050

The ambitious targets are not set in stone until they are deposited at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year, while legislative processes vary between countries that have stated their mitigation

The bank has received praise for setting a more ambitious climate policy than other major local banks, targeting zero fossil fuel exposure by 2045

Activist group warns of a ‘culling trend’ affecting black professionals in top positions

South Africa’s latest proposed reduction targets on greenhouse gas emissions, while an improvement on before, do not go far enough to avert a disastrous rise in global temperatures this century.

Should Africa’s largest emitter rely on tree planting initiatives to mitigate?

South Africa’s climate change transition risk is 5.6 on a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the highest

Nuclear sector says it should be poised to take up more than 50% of the 24GW left vacant by coal

The IMF and World Bank should use the crisis to divert cash to Global South countries to ease the effects of climate change

Global warming may force changes in some South African outdoor initiation ceremonies, as record heat poses risks for the summer season

In 2020, 86% of South Africa’s electricity came from coal, compared to the global average of 34%, Global Electricity Review research shows