Countries with the biggest industrialised economies could see an average loss of 8.5% of economic value by 2050, according to an Oxfam analysis
New International Energy Agency report says policy changes will play pivotal role in reducing greenhouse emissions by 2050
Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe said the transition to renewable energy cannot be an overnight accomplishment.
The commission has been meeting with interest groups to finalise the country’s climate change mitigation commitments, while adopting and developing models towards a zero carbon emission future
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
Should Africa’s largest emitter rely on tree planting initiatives to mitigate?
In 2020, 86% of South Africa’s electricity came from coal, compared to the global average of 34%, Global Electricity Review research shows
But 27% of the chief executives canvassed report being ‘not concerned at all’ or ‘not very concerned’ about climate change
Addressing the Covid-19 health and economic crisis requires international relations based on cooperation, the rule of law, collective action and shared principles
Efforts to reduce carbon emissions will hinge on the transport sector
South Africa’s buildings account for 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. But the City of Johannesburg’s new draft green buildings policy aims to change that
Environmentalists say Trump’s announcement that he would withdraw from the Paris agreement three years ago made it easier for countries such Australia, Saudi Arabia and Brazil to weaken their own ambitions
Bioeconomy — using renewable biological resources — will allow Africa to transform its systems and create a viable economic future, global warming
This entails putting them at the centre of national strategies, but doing it without high CO2 releases
Before Big Coal, Lephalale was a small town with little water and few jobs. Two power plants have changed it
Eskom says its air pollution kills more than 300 people a year. Other estimates put it at 10 times that
In this moment where those corporations are “stepping up” to the Covid-19 challenge, let’s not forget their true character and where and how they have made their money
As one of the first cars to make electric vehicles desirable, the i3 has continued refining a car that is a nice place to be. And a brilliant drive
Due to covid-19, there are aeroplanes jetting about with few, if no passengers in them, which means those planes are releasing unnecessary greenhouse gases that will trap heat and warm this planet for decades to come
Daimler is accused of hiding that it used illegal software in diesel cars to cheat emissions tests
Greening the financial system is essential, but the environment can’t be shoehorned into the logic of finance
Technology that would have been the stuff of dreams in the past decade is quickly coming to life. Practical, silly or bombastic, it’s news that has heads turning, writes Luke Feltham
The transition to a decarbonised economy based on water, wind and solar energy will save trillions, plus people’s lives and climate crisis costs
South Africa needs to seriously start thinking about shifting its energy focus. This is for two reasons. The first is that the country’s important exports — coal and platinum — face potential collapse with the imminent shift of global energy markets. A number of factors are driving this. The move away from vehicles powered by […]
Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia’s largest “megablaze” under control Monday, as wet weather promised to deliver much-needed respite for countryside ravaged by bushfires. New South Wales firefighters said they finally had the upper hand in the fight against the vast Gospers Mountain fire on Sydney’s northwestern outskirts, which has been burning for […]
There’s a global push for people to become vegans, or at least eat less meat, to reduce their carbon footprint
South Africa can transition from coal to renewable energy – if it lays careful plans
The Mongolian government is trying to battle dangerous smog levels in one of the world’s most polluted cities by trying to offer replacements for coal
The Saudi-owned company aims to list 5% of its shares on the Riyadh-based bourse in December
The company cannot exist in the future. But this is a country where difficult decisions are rarely taken — especially when it comes to climate crisis
Planting trees in Africa is proposed by some as a quick fix for climate change. But local experts disagree — and say their voices are being sidelined
The petrochemical giant has issued a report on its climate plans, but do they go far enough?