Scientists from a number of institutions collaborated to collect data on 17 marine birds and mammals such as penguins, albatrosses, seals and whales in the ocean around Antarctica
South Africa’s dependence on the fossil fuel and burning it in power stations uses 5% of water and pollutes even more
The new documentary on the future of our planet, executive produced by Michael Moore, fails on a number of fronts. But believers in green growth could still learn from it.
Ramaphosa missed the chance to get even more out of his big moment
Charles Eisenstein’s book, Sacred Economics, offers some practical alternatives to neoliberal capitalism
More droughts and floods, driven by climate change, will expose competing political pressures.
As Covid-19 upends life, it has taught us critical lessons and offers an opening to confront other crises. Political will is required, of course
Our response to the Covid-19 pandemic can and should place a just transition at the centre of all economic stimulus packages
The outbreak and the response to it is showing us that many things are possible, including the provision of water to waterless municipalities
During Cyclone Idai, responses were hampered by a shortage of reliable information. This has worrying implications for dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic
Covid-19 seems to have resulted in a drop in carbon emissions, but this is at a terrible cost to life and the economy. It is unlikely to last.
How we respond will determine how well we, and other people around us, survive the current crisis
Democracy and social welfare may get a boost and blind capitalism may see that it’s unsustainable
Governments need to understand how environmental conditions affect migration and economy
As dark as things are, with Eskom sputtering and another recession in full swing, this country is packed with ingenuity and hope.
The party’s vision for Eskom seems to be one designed to benefit vested interests rather than the greater good
On a provincial level, programmes such as Gauteng’s The Innovation Hub are helping to create green economic growth
It seems that politicians aren’t paying attention to the floods, fires and droughts spinning our world out of control
Greening the financial system is essential, but the environment can’t be shoehorned into the logic of finance
About 25 years ago, Baldwyn Torto and his team taught themselves to talk to locusts. Now, Simon Allison brings you the story of the swarms eating their way across the continent
The president disclosed a development U-turn but the Special Economic Zones and China’s carbon intensive interests are likely to prevail
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Some political analysts say President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking too long to mend the country, others says it is the ANC itself that must be fixed
Global cooperation is essential if climate action is to be effective, amid the right-wing onslaught against multilateralism
We have now entered a phase in which increasing complexity is creating a world that no one understands in detail
Mammoths and sabre-tooth cats once roamed the continent, but were our ancient ancestors responsible for their disappearance?
The world needs a new deal to protect its natural environment
The new figure is in line with World Health Organisation estimates of 4.2 million deaths each year linked to ground-level air pollution, mostly from heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections in children
We need to re-evaluate the purpose and delivery of learning, so that all citizens are equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century, among them fighting climate change and adapting to technological disruption
The Mail & Guardian and the Eugene Saldanha Memorial Fund, a project of CAF Southern Africa, are looking for a fellow to report on the climate crisis for a year.
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 Medium blog post by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ), which is pushing the company to go further in its climate change mitigation plan which was announced with great publicity […]
By sharing their ideas and knowledge, they can change the world. What’s holding them back?
The 50th meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) got under way in the ski resort with an avowed focus on climate change but with starkly different visions over global warming laid bare