Developing countries such as ours cannot follow the same growth path that Western economies have taken over the last century and a half
Researches have looked at how climate change has affected the UN mission in Somalia and how it has strengthened radical groups
Workers are protesting against South Africa’s destabilising energy policies: they want a just transition that doesn’t leave them jobless
Detecting crap is difficult but essential, because it conceals truth, needed for survival and prosperity
The power utility keeps applying for exemptions to minimum emissions standards. But its ongoing pollution is causing citizens’ death
The financial sector will need to play a leading role in scaling up green initiatives, de-risking projects for investors, and optimising funding costs
Young people are demanding that governments act against climate change. Here is a Cape Town schoolgirl who laid a legal complaint at the UN
The researchers say that an estimated 12.7-million tonnes of plastic ends up in our oceans every year
Climate-friendly policies for urban areas have immediate benefits, both social and economic
Women are hit hardest by climate change – and they’re fighting back
Change needs to happen at an organisational level – but that starts with pressure from consumers
Carbon emmissions continue to soar, but the urgency of the moment is driving change around the world
Afrobarometer research shows that 59% of people in South Africa do not know what climate change is
Sipho Kings and Sarah Wild consider the question we all ask: Do our efforts count, or
is this just about what big corporations do?
CO2 from burning forests whether in Amazon or S-E Asia exacerbates climate woes globally
Other states were harder hit by the spill, but Texas is still receiving millions of dollars that can be used for vital restoration efforts
The platform’s algorithm regularly surfaces videos promoting climate denial in response to queries about climate change
Analysis: from Lana Del Rey and Weyes Blood to the 1975 and Matmos, pop stars are showing it’s a wild time to be alive to observe the end of the world
New Zealand’s seed bank for threatened indigenous plants lacks ongoing funding
The international ecological restoration conference takes place in Cape Town next week
Scientists using new climate models say a bigger heat rise than expected is possible by the end of the century
“We’ve fallen off the cliff. We’re not approaching the cliff. We’ve fallen off it.”
A plan to export water from the San Luis Valley to the Denver Metro area is met with defiance
The law requires funds to consider environmental risk when making an investment decision
This is something that our sector has spent much time grappling with. It is what we are still trying to work out
Before we get to the response to Cyclone Idai, it is worth reminding ourselves about how richer countries respond to similar natural disasters.
Thousands of trees have been planted in the new suburb of Riverside View
The Mail & Guardian has joined one of the most ambitious reporting collaborations in history, joining 250 other newsrooms reporting the climate crisis
SA has already warmed at a rate twice the global average, and climate change is making droughts in South Africa more extreme and more frequent
We need to work across all boundaries to make our systems and societies sustainable – and survivable
Without action by 2030, climate change could push more than 100-million people in developing countries below the poverty line
The UN rights chief also highlighted the impact climate change is having on insecurity around the world