The record of South Africa’s banks and its top 10 carbon emitters in disclosing steps to mitigate climate-related risks is poor
The politicians pushed mass tourism at the cost of human capital, so the historic (depopulated) city wasn’t prepared for the extreme tides
The 2015 Paris Agreement calls for blocking global warming at well below 2C, and 1.5C if possible
The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment wraps up in Durban today. It will hopefully provide solutions that will have tangible effects
Saudi’s Aramco is planning an oil refinery in South Africa, but experts say the magaproject is risky
Italian Environment Minister Sergio Costa blamed climate change and the "tropicalisation" of violent rainfall and strong winds
The latest report card on how we are doing as a country to reduce emissions is in — and we’re not doing well
The sea level can be expected to rise by at least a metre by 2300 in the unlikely event greenhouse gas emissions fall to zero in the next 11 years
We must continue to hold manufacturers to account and push for better waste management
A poisonous haze envelops New Delhi every winter, caused by vehicle fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agricultural burning
The company cannot exist in the future. But this is a country where difficult decisions are rarely taken — especially when it comes to climate crisis
A year after the UN sounded the klaxon, warning of ‘some countries becoming dysfunctional’ thanks to the climate crisis, governments aren’t responding
Crops allow the poor to provide for themselves, but they need support to do so during droughts
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
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?
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
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