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South African healthcare workers say the country’s regulations stop them from finding alternative, more climate-friendly ways of running hospitals and dealing with waste. (Canva)

Waste, food and power: How hospitals fuel climate change

Almost 5% of the world’s carbon emissions come from the healthcare sector. Rethinking how hospitals run can get this down. But healthcare workers say regulations stop them from…

The National Arctic Scientific Research Expedition team, organised for the fourth time this year in the Arctic Ocean, identified the decreasing sea ice due to global climate change through sampling, evaluation, observation, and unmanned aerial vehicles. In the studies, conducted using remote sensing methods, an analysis of the average sea ice distribution for June 2023 and 2024 revealed a significant decrease in sea ice. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Climate change solutions not always good for biodiversity

‘Sticking plaster fixes’ such as geoengineering could have unwanted side effects

South Africa’s largest corporate polluters have worked persistently over the past two decades, in public and in private, to derail an effective climate policy response by the government, according to non-profit shareholder activism organisation Just Share.

The heat is on: Why climate change will leave you gasping for air

Burning fossil fuels makes the Earth warmer, causing weather patterns to change. In areas with air pollution, this can make it even harder for people with lung diseases to breathe

Remember, corporations are adept at deflection campaigns

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

Amazon employees have taken a stand against the company’s climate views.

Hundreds of Amazon employees criticise firm’s climate stance

Hundreds of Amazon employees Sunday openly criticised the online retail giant’s environmental record, in violation of the company’s communications policy. More than 300 signed a…

Pros and cons: Soya beans provide protein but mass production causes deforestation. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP)

The good, the bad and the vegan

There’s a global push for people to become vegans, or at least eat less meat, to reduce their carbon footprint

Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo managing director Bryne Maduka with the National Arbour City Award

Joburg scoops prestigious National Arbour City Award

The benefits of planting just one tree are far-reaching

Dodgy: Carbon emissions from facilities such as Secunda’s coal-to-liquid fuel plant are higher than they should be. (Delwyn Verasamy)

SA is blowing its carbon budget

The numbers don’t add up as emissions from coal-fired power stations are allowed to grow

Perhaps meat-free Monday to Friday isn’t as pointless as it sounds. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)

Cutting out meat and dairy and slashes your carbon footprint

New research from the University of Oxford says there’s little point in doing all the good things if you continue to consume dairy and meat products

Talking game-changers

Vodacom is the winner of the Energy Efficiency and Carbon Management Award, sponsored by ABB.

SA needs to tighten its energy belt

Leading economists have predicted energy efficiency will be the make-or-break tactic if South Africa is to cut its emissions.

What’s the carbon footprint of SA’s fruit and wine?

South African fruit and wine farmers have launched an initiative to determine the environmental impact of their industries.