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
There is funding for renewable energy if countries include climate action in their economic plans
To deal with climate change, central banks may have to encourage financial institutions to favour certain types of activities over others
Where did that limit come from, and what if we miss it?
New Afrobarometer poll samples Africans’ perceptions of climate change
A world of narrowing options threatens to pit biofuels, forests and food production against each other
Hundreds of local traders gather each morning and afternoon at Senga only to find that fish populations are falling in Lake Malawi
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has jumped to its highest level in human history
Disastrous events caused by climate change are a growing risk for the industry
Sorghum, which is in the same family as millet, is the world’s fifth-most important cereal crop
Solutions for the conservation and sustainable development of the oceans are urgently required
The Indian Ocean hasn’t been studied much, but it has a big impact on the world
Lobbyist are happy with the results at Standard Bank’s first shareholder resolution on a climate-related issue.
As the continent most affected by climate change, African countries must have a strong interest in limiting the temperature below 1.5° C
South Africa must adapt rapidly if it is to mitigate the negative effects of the low-carbon transition
Allowing offshore hydrocarbon exploration betrays government’s compact with the youth
Our political parties made little mention of global warming, despite the glaring crisis that is upon us
The ANC’s head of economic transformation, Enoch Godongwana, told Carte Blanche viewers that some South African banks refused to put money in coal.
In the heart of Iceland’s volcano country, 21st-century alchemists are transforming carbon dioxide into rock for eternity
Tough decisions ahead for humankind, if we hope to save the planet
Brazil’s rich biodiversity is under attack from multiple fronts
The environmental threat to humanity means world leaders must finish what they started
‘None of our political elite deserves our vote. How can we entrust our futures to people who put their next shopping trip ahead of our existence?’
In Kivalo, where cyclones, overfishing and rising seas threaten livelihoods, beekeeping offers an unlikely alternative to fishing.
Hotter world has already cut off at least 10% of the country’s GDP. Rich countries have benefited from that warming
The Arara territory has been under government protection since 1991. But there are fears that could change under Bolsonaro, a climate change sceptic
Since October, the world has seen a crescendo of grassroots protests around climate change, especially in western Europe and North America
Opposition parties are locked in the past
but don’t learn from it and have failed to develop policies for a current and future new world