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Climate Change

Creecy calls for cheaper finance at London climate talks
The Green Guardian
/ 30 July 2021

Creecy calls for cheaper finance at London climate talks

Emerging markets need $3-trillion to 4-trillion a year in low-carbon investments over the next 15 years to meet their climate mitigation commitments

By Tunicia Phillips
Coal on a drive to delay its demise
The Green Guardian
/ 28 July 2021

Coal on a drive to delay its demise

The just transition that is currently being executed is a balance between energy security and climate change, according to one analyst

By Tunicia Phillips
Gauteng’s jacarandas are flowering earlier because of climate change
The Green Guardian
/ 28 July 2021

Gauteng’s jacarandas are flowering earlier because of climate change

Such shifts are being observed globally, researchers say

By Sheree Bega
Afforestation can hinder fight against global warming if done wrong, study says
The Green Guardian
/ 25 July 2021

Afforestation can hinder fight against global warming if done wrong, study says

A simplistic approach to tree restoration without not properly accounting for the complexities of plant and atmosphere interactions can cause problems

By Chris Gilili
Creecy taken to court over oil, gas plan
The Green Guardian
/ 24 July 2021

Creecy taken to court over oil, gas plan

An environment group says its application is a ‘watershed’ case for stopping deep sea exploration

By Sheree Bega
Durban tackles heat island effect
The Green Guardian
/ 18 July 2021

Durban tackles heat island effect

By 2050, more than 570 cities will be vulnerable to sea-level rise, more than 500 cities will be vulnerable to water shortages, and more than 970 cities will be vulnerable to extreme heat

By Tunicia Phillips
Race to save the Richtersveld from mass extinction
The Green Guardian
/ 17 July 2021

Race to save the Richtersveld from mass extinction

Climate change, mine dust, drought and succulent poaching are causing centuries-old iconic plants to die

By Sheree Bega
Climate crisis drives extreme heat in North America
The Green Guardian
/ 17 July 2021

Climate crisis drives extreme heat in North America

The chance of temperatures in the Pacific Northwest region coming close to 50°C has increased at least 150-fold since the end of the 19th century

By Chris Gilili
Countries rated for aligning climate policy to health
The Green Guardian
/ 14 July 2021

Countries rated for aligning climate policy to health

Global health bodies say climate mitigation efforts should be closely aligned to the health consequences of air pollution and the benefits of reductions

By Tunicia Phillips
Report on local financial institutions’ AGMs shows climate pressure is gaining momentum
The Green Guardian
/ 6 July 2021

Report on local financial institutions’ AGMs shows climate pressure is gaining momentum

A Just Share report on the AGMs of seven of SA’s biggest financiers found their climate commitments show promise, but timelines remain sketchy

By Tunicia Phillips
Renewables make financial sense
Business
/ 5 July 2021

Renewables make financial sense

Despite this, a new report has found that investment in Covid financial recovery packages focus on fossil fuels

By Tunicia Phillips
Fossil fuel initiatives must consider climate change consequences – draft guidelines
The Green Guardian
/ 5 July 2021

Fossil fuel initiatives must consider climate change consequences – draft guidelines

The guidelines must be considered during the environmental impact assessment phase

By Tunicia Phillips
Palm oil: Useful but destructive
The Green Guardian
/ 4 July 2021

Palm oil: Useful but destructive

Palm oil contributes to deforestation, biodiversity loss, peatland destruction and climate change, and the biofuel is more polluting than fossil-based diesel

By Chris Gilili
Attribution science can help win cases against climate change perpetrators — researchers
The Green Guardian
/ 4 July 2021

Attribution science can help win cases against climate change perpetrators — researchers

If plaintiffs start winning cases against individual polluters, Eskom and Sasol could be sued in South Africa

By Tunicia Phillips
Give Africa clean energy funds – IEA
The Green Guardian
/ 27 June 2021

Give Africa clean energy funds – IEA

Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive director, says wealthy countries have a ‘moral responsibility’ to enable a just transition

By Sheree Bega
Southern Africa’s ‘water tower’ slipping towards ecosystem collapse
The Green Guardian
/ 26 June 2021

Southern Africa’s ‘water tower’ slipping towards ecosystem collapse

Communal rangeland degradation, invasive species, environmental destruction and climate change all threaten the Maloti-Drakensberg mountain range

By Sheree Bega
African negotiators say crucial climate talks will be a failure if held virtually
The Green Guardian
/ 25 June 2021

African negotiators say crucial climate talks will be a failure if held virtually

They want quantitative commitments to the various finance mechanisms that rich countries have promised to contribute to

By Tunicia Phillips
Karpowership decision shows ‘people’s voices do count’
The Green Guardian
/ 25 June 2021

Karpowership decision shows ‘people’s voices do count’

Refusal of project shows there is ‘no space for tick-box exercises’ by environmental consultants

By Sheree Bega
Covid financial recovery packages investment focused on fossil fuels – new report
Business
/ 25 June 2021

Covid financial recovery packages investment focused on fossil fuels – new report

The shift to renewable energy makes financial sense

By Tunicia Phillips
Mines turn to solar power because of Eskom’s unreliable electricity supply
The Green Guardian
/ 24 June 2021

Mines turn to solar power because of Eskom’s unreliable electricity supply

Mines turn to solar power because of Eskom’s unreliable coal-generated electricity supply

By Tunicia Phillips
Parties divided on carbon trading system as UN climate talks end
The Green Guardian
/ 18 June 2021

Parties divided on carbon trading system as UN climate talks end

One country pays for greenhouse gas emissions in another country and uses that credit for its own emission reduction targets — but accounting irregularities increased carbon emissions

By Tunicia Phillips
Tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together, not separately, scientists say
The Green Guardian
/ 15 June 2021

Tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together, not separately, scientists say

Some climate adaptation and mitigation projects end up harming the natural environment and people, a new report warns

By Sheree Bega
Over-exploitation has degraded billions of hectares of land
The Green Guardian
/ 14 June 2021

Over-exploitation has degraded billions of hectares of land

The well-being of about 3.2-billion people, 40% of the world’s population, has been harmed

By Tunicia Phillips
First-of-its-kind rangeland atlas pushes for protection
The Green Guardian
/ 13 June 2021

First-of-its-kind rangeland atlas pushes for protection

Rangelands are ‘nature’s gift to humanity’, but have been overlooked, neglected

By Sheree Bega
Standard Bank ‘risks its reputation over East African oil pipeline
Business
/ 12 June 2021

Standard Bank ‘risks its reputation over East African oil pipeline

Standard Bank says it has insisted on good environmental assessments, resettlement plans and fair compensation

By Sheree Bega and Sarah Smit
Intrusion of warmer Atlantic waters is causing ‘Atlantification’ of Arctic Ocean
The Green Guardian
/ 11 June 2021

Intrusion of warmer Atlantic waters is causing ‘Atlantification’ of Arctic Ocean

Undeniable trend of declining ice in fragile polar region

By Sheree Bega
Joburg’s new climate plan described as ‘overly ambitious’
The Green Guardian
/ 7 June 2021

Joburg’s new climate plan described as ‘overly ambitious’

R10-billion in capital investment is needed for prioritised mitigation actions until 2050, as well as an annual operating budget of about R25-billion for the same period

By Sheree Bega
Climate change will hit G7 economies harder than Covid, research finds
Business
/ 7 June 2021

Climate change will hit G7 economies harder than Covid, research finds

Countries with the biggest industrialised economies could see an average loss of 8.5% of economic value by 2050, according to an Oxfam analysis

By Sarah Smit
Regenerative farming is vital to ensure food security
Opinion
/ 7 June 2021

Regenerative farming is vital to ensure food security

World Environment Day encourages businesses, farmers and manufacturers to develop greener models — for people to consider how they consume

By Unathi Mhlatyana
Africa must protect the high seas before it’s too late
Africa
/ 6 June 2021

Africa must protect the high seas before it’s too late

We must act now to secure the world’s oceans as a common good — and prevent catastrophic repercussions, argues Halemariam Desalegn

By Hailemariam Desalegn
South Africa’s nationally determined contribution plan for climate change must be more ambitious, say nation’s youth
Opinion
/ 4 June 2021

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

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

By Sibusiso Mazomba, Gabriel Klaasen and Sarah Robyn Farrell
Critical climate change talks raise the pressure for COP26
The Green Guardian
/ 1 June 2021

Critical climate change talks raise the pressure for COP26

The stage has been set for one of the most anticipated climate conferences to address global warming – and targets for the biggest emitters

By Tunicia Phillips
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