Farming must embrace sustainable, regenerative agriculture practices to secure our future
In a single day, temperatures in northern KwaZulu-Natal climbed to a lethal 45°C, causing a mass die-off of birds and bats
Brightness harms people’s and other creatures’ health, disrupts ecosystems and changes climate
The pandemic has reminded us of interconnectedness and that we need to see the world from various perspectives, especially in case studies
Unpredictable and unbearable heat waves, floods and rain set to wreak havoc in Africa
Urban tourist magnets have nowhere to retreat to as sea levels rise with climate change
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
Temperatures being recorded in some parts of South Africa are already close to the limits at which humans can survive
Any of 850 000 viruses could cause the next global crisis. Experts say we should focus on prevention
Researchers have found that, because ambient fine particulate air pollution aggravates comorbidities, it could play a factor in coronavirus fatalities
The World Wide Fund for Nature says change needs to happen to halt the negative effects of livestock production on biodiversity and climate
Climate change and civil war are escalating tensions between South Sudan’s herders and crop farmers, who are competing over land
Globally the month was 0.05°C warmer than in 2019 and 0.8°C warmer than in 2016, which previously held the records for the warmest and second warmest September on record.
World leaders must choose between life or death for humanity, say climate justice activists at 10th Desmond Tutu international peace lecture
The car manufacturer is betting on lowering battery costs to bring down the price of its electric vehicles
The government has promised that we will get to net zero emissions by 2050, but is still taking actions that will make the climate crisis worse
South Africa must update its old position to make a positive contribution
Think-tank institutes, politicians and Big Business conspired to discredit researchers and the science of the climate crisis
COMMENT: The rapid roll-out of small-scale solar power will reduce pressure on the grid and and boost SMME sector
COMMENT: Developing countries face a debt crisis that will only become worse as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, and massive debt relief will inevitably be necessary. The only question is whether it will be designed to address the even larger climate crisis
Until now, climate models have predicted a slow and steady increase of Arctic temperatures, but a new study shows the warming is occurring at a more rapid pace
In Japan, in 2018, more than 1 000 people died during an unprecedented heat wave. In 2019, scientists proved it would have been impossible without global warming
Bioeconomy — using renewable biological resources — will allow Africa to transform its systems and create a viable economic future, global warming
Some people in the Democratic Alliance apparently have a narrow view of what sustainability means, but voters are concerned about the climate crisis
The lack of detailed information on extreme heat impacts hinders disaster response and preparedness.
The pandemic has disrupted governments’ plans to flatline the upward trajectory of global warming
This entails putting them at the centre of national strategies, but doing it without high CO2 releases
Responses to terrible inequality, climate change and the Covid-19 economic crisis will decide this
We are understandably focused on this crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, that is killing people and destroying livelihoods everywhere. But we are losing sight of the other crises that destroy life
Governments need to provide the modelling and data informing the strategy to control the spread of the novel coronavirus
Our oceans provide us with oxygen, food, recreation, transport and energy; humans should return the favour
A better future for all South Africans is possible if we pursue a swift path to renewable energy