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
If record vinyls and iTunes can co-exist in the Technological Age, Wi-Fi will allow ocean liners a slice of the airlines’ global travel monopoly
As the world celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity, we should commit to ensuring the natural world has what it needs to survive
With the nearly two-month grinding the economy to a halt as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown, carbon emissions globally have dropped to 2006 levels
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