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Climate Change

Africa needs a green new deal
Article
/ 6 September 2019

Africa needs a green new deal

There is funding for renewable energy if countries include climate action in their economic plans

By Carlos Lopes
Central banks are waking up to climate change dangers. It’s about time
Article
/ 4 September 2019

Central banks are waking up to climate change dangers. It’s about time

To deal with climate change, central banks may have to encourage financial institutions to favour certain types of activities over others

By Danny Bradlow
Why is climate change’s 2°C of warming limit so important?
Article
/ 31 August 2019

Why is climate change’s 2°C of warming limit so important?

Where did that limit come from, and what if we miss it?

By David Titley
Africa’s climate is getting worse for farming, survey reports
Article
/ 19 August 2019

Africa’s climate is getting worse for farming, survey reports

New Afrobarometer poll samples Africans’ perceptions of climate change

By Simon Allison
Ecological land grab: food vs fuel vs forests
Article
/ 6 August 2019

Ecological land grab: food vs fuel vs forests

A world of narrowing options threatens to pit biofuels, forests and food production against each other

By Marlowe Hood
Empty nets as overfishing and climate change sap Lake Malawi
Article
/ 15 July 2019

Empty nets as overfishing and climate change sap Lake Malawi

Hundreds of local traders gather each morning and afternoon at Senga only to find that fish populations are falling in Lake Malawi

By Michelle Gumede
Carbon catastrophe is hurtling towards us
Article
/ 7 June 2019

Carbon catastrophe is hurtling towards us

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has jumped to its highest level in human history

By Sipho Kings
Heat is on insurance companies
Article
/ 7 June 2019

Heat is on insurance companies

Disastrous events caused by climate change are a growing risk for the industry

By Lynley Donnelly
Sorghum making a rebound in Europe thanks to climate change
Article
/ 5 June 2019

Sorghum making a rebound in Europe thanks to climate change

Sorghum, which is in the same family as millet, is the world’s fifth-most important cereal crop

By Isabel Malsang
Why the Indian Ocean?
Article
/ 31 May 2019

Why the Indian Ocean?

The Indian Ocean hasn’t been studied much, but it has a big impact on the world

By Heather Dugmore And and Professor Peter Burkill
Collective Ocean Action
Article
/ 31 May 2019

Collective Ocean Action

Solutions for the conservation and sustainable development of the oceans are urgently required

By Professor Sibongile Muthwa
Anti-coal lobby happy with Standard Bank vote on disclosing carbon emissions
Article
/ 30 May 2019

Anti-coal lobby happy with Standard Bank vote on disclosing carbon emissions

Lobbyist are happy with the results at Standard Bank’s first shareholder resolution on a climate-related issue.

By Tshegofatso Mathe
As cyclones and droughts hit Africa, it’s time to demand climate justice
Article
/ 25 May 2019

As cyclones and droughts hit Africa, it’s time to demand climate justice

As the continent most affected by climate change, African countries must have a strong interest in limiting the temperature below 1.5° C

By Landry Ninteretse
Change for climate a risky business
Article
/ 24 May 2019

Change for climate a risky business

South Africa must adapt rapidly if it is to mitigate the negative effects of the low-carbon transition

By Kevin Davie
The fossil fuel industry is killing our future
Article
/ 18 May 2019

The fossil fuel industry is killing our future

Allowing offshore hydrocarbon exploration betrays government’s compact with the youth

By Youth4climateaction
Elections ignored climate change
Article
/ 10 May 2019

Elections ignored climate change

Our political parties made little mention of global warming, despite the glaring crisis that is upon us

By Sipho Kings
Can Eskom keep lights on in a low-carbon economy?
Article
/ 10 May 2019

Can Eskom keep lights on in a low-carbon economy?

The ANC’s head of economic transformation, Enoch Godongwana, told Carte Blanche viewers that some South African banks refused to put money in coal.

By Kevin Davie
Iceland turns carbon dioxide to rock for cleaner air
Article
/ 8 May 2019

Iceland turns carbon dioxide to rock for cleaner air

​In the heart of Iceland’s volcano country, 21st-century alchemists are transforming carbon dioxide into rock for eternity

By Jeremie Richard
Unstoppable momentum of habitat loss could compromise sustainable life on Earth
Article
/ 7 May 2019

Unstoppable momentum of habitat loss could compromise sustainable life on Earth

Tough decisions ahead for humankind, if we hope to save the planet

By Joyce Msuya
Attacks on Brazil’s ecological paradises threaten biodiversity
Article
/ 2 May 2019

Attacks on Brazil’s ecological paradises threaten biodiversity

Brazil’s rich biodiversity is under attack from multiple fronts

By Pascale Trouillaud
Wake up, there is no Planet B
Article
/ 26 April 2019

Wake up, there is no Planet B

The environmental threat to humanity means world leaders must finish what they started

By Richard Kozul Wright and Kevin Gallagher
Editorial: With no life, there are no voters
Article
/ 26 April 2019

Editorial: With no life, there are no voters

‘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?’

By Editorial
Climate adaptation proves the bee’s knees for fishermen in Madagascar
Article
/ 25 April 2019

Climate adaptation proves the bee’s knees for fishermen in Madagascar

In Kivalo, where cyclones, overfishing and rising seas threaten livelihoods, beekeeping offers an unlikely alternative to fishing.

By Emilie Filou and Bhekisisa Team
Climate costs South Africa 10% of its GDP
Article
/ 24 April 2019

Climate costs South Africa 10% of its GDP

Hotter world has already cut off at least 10% of the country’s GDP. Rich countries have benefited from that warming

By Sipho Kings
Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg
Article
/ 24 April 2019

Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg

The Arara territory has been under government protection since 1991. But there are fears that could change under Bolsonaro, a climate change sceptic

By Louis Genot
On climate change, a shift towards civil disobedience
Article
/ 15 April 2019

On climate change, a shift towards civil disobedience

Since October, the world has seen a crescendo of grassroots protests around climate change, especially in western Europe and North America

By Marlowe Hood
South Africa needs a Green New Deal
Article
/ 12 April 2019

South Africa needs a Green New Deal

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

By Co-pierre Georg
Job losses threatens the CSIR’s reputation
Article
/ 22 March 2019

Job losses threatens the CSIR’s reputation

The council’s climate change research could suffer from job cuts

By Jacques Coetzee
Bedrock of food security destroyed
Article
/ 8 March 2019

Bedrock of food security destroyed

Ecosystem destruction by human activities has reduced plant varieties and other life — and the ability to survive

By Sipho Kings
When climate & health collide: SA’s policy doesn’t have the teeth — or the money
Article
/ 7 March 2019

When climate & health collide: SA’s policy doesn’t have the teeth — or the money

The health department is bracing itself for a perfect storm when climate change and our over-stretched health system collide. But is it doing enough?

By Garret Barnwell
Climate change claims its first mammal extinction
Article
/ 1 March 2019

Climate change claims its first mammal extinction

Climate change has eaten away at the only known habitat where the rodent had evolved to live

By Sipho Kings
The triumph of Trumponomics
Article
/ 22 February 2019

The triumph of Trumponomics

The budget serves the interests of the rich and powerful and punts crumbs for the poor as meaningful advances

By Patrick Bond
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