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Climate Change

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
These climate activists want you to give up hope
Article
/ 21 February 2019

These climate activists want you to give up hope

​The Extinction Rebellion is rooted in the conviction that humanity has dug its own grave and has one foot dangling over the edge

By Marlowe Hood
Editorial: Our moment of reckoning is now
Article
/ 15 February 2019

Editorial: Our moment of reckoning is now

‘At the M&G we have committed to redoubling efforts to ensure we offer even greater prominence to the threat of climate change’

By Editorial
Colonisation drove Little Ice Age
Article
/ 8 February 2019

Colonisation drove Little Ice Age

Disease caused the death of 55-million indigenous Americans, resulting in the reforestation of vast tracts of land

By Sipho Kings
How to kill a ‘city-killing’ asteroid
Article
/ 1 February 2019

How to kill a ‘city-killing’ asteroid

The future of civilisation could be secured by nudging a space rock off course

By Sipho Kings
Trouble brews as coffee faces extinction
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Trouble brews as coffee faces extinction

Deforestation, climate change and disease threaten 60% of coffee species with extinction

By Sipho Kings
Our last gasp before we burn
Article
/ 11 January 2019

Our last gasp before we burn

The few who survive the disasters of our own making will not escape the day of reckoning

By Sipho Kings
Cop-out stalls climate action
Article
/ 20 December 2018

Cop-out stalls climate action

In the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, a few obdurate nations have delayed the critical response

By Sipho Kings
COP24 ignores dire climate warnings
Article
/ 18 December 2018

COP24 ignores dire climate warnings

The climate conference delivered a rulebook but nations failed to pledge to do more to cut emissions

By Yolandi Groenewald
NGOs launch legal action against France over climate
Article
/ 18 December 2018

NGOs launch legal action against France over climate

The NGOs allege that France, where greenhouse gas emissions rose again in 2015, has not met its short-term climate objectives

By Catherine Hours
Money issues bedevil climate talks
Article
/ 14 December 2018

Money issues bedevil climate talks

But SA’s delegation leader Derek Hanekom believes everyone wants to see a deal reached

By Yolandi Groenewald
Climate talks must be rescued from failure, warns UN chief
Article
/ 12 December 2018

Climate talks must be rescued from failure, warns UN chief

The two-week talks are tasked with breathing life into the 2015 Paris Agreement, which vows to cap global warming at ‘well under’ two degrees Celsius

By Marlowe Hood
Editorial: Your earth, take action
Article
/ 7 December 2018

Editorial: Your earth, take action

Change is happening at such a rate that animals, plants and ecosystems cannot evolve fast enough to survive

By Editorial
World Bank pledges $200bn towards climate change
Article
/ 3 December 2018

World Bank pledges $200bn towards climate change

The bank’s announcement coincided with a UN climate summit currently underway in Poland

By Mashadi Kekana
Brussels climate march marks COP24 start
Article
/ 2 December 2018

Brussels climate march marks COP24 start

Organisers said the event was the biggest climate march ever in Belgium, with 65 000 protesters braving steady drizzle, according to police

By Agency
Global warming outpaces efforts to slow it — UN
Article
/ 28 November 2018

Global warming outpaces efforts to slow it — UN

New calculations by the UN’s top science panel sharply reduce the real-world potential for drawing CO2 out of the air

By Marlowe Hood
Secure water future for South Africa through an innovative sanitation market
Article
/ 23 November 2018

Secure water future for South Africa through an innovative sanitation market

We have to change our mindset for a sustainable future

By Staff Reporter
Past failures don’t bode well for Mokonyane tenure
Article
/ 22 November 2018

Past failures don’t bode well for Mokonyane tenure

Minister takes over a crucial department, despite leading the water department into crisis

By Sipho Kings
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit new high — UN
Article
/ 22 November 2018

Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit new high — UN

The Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, the UN weather agency’s annual flagship report, tracks the content of dangerous gases in the atmosphere

By Agency
SA fiddles while the world burns
Article
/ 21 November 2018

SA fiddles while the world burns

Two new reports show just how little countries are doing about climate change, and our own failings are laid bare

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Climate control lies with us
Article
/ 16 November 2018

Editorial: Climate control lies with us

‘Earth is the only place within reach that we can live on. The only habitable home’

By Editorial
‘If climate change goes on as is, people will need to be relocated – we need a plan’
Article
/ 16 November 2018

‘If climate change goes on as is, people will need to be relocated – we need a plan’

Few governments are prepared to care for the people forced to leave their countries as a result of conflict or climate change. Here’s why.

By Joan Van Dyk
Two thirds of African cities face ‘extreme climate risk’
Africa
/ 14 November 2018

Two thirds of African cities face ‘extreme climate risk’

Eight African cities featured in the 2018 Climate Vulnerability Index

By Patrick Galey
Climate change Bill needs to be strengthened
Article
/ 9 November 2018

Climate change Bill needs to be strengthened

There appears to be no legal consequences for organs of state that fail to comply with the Bill

By Staff Reporter
We’re dissolving the ocean floor
Article
/ 2 November 2018

We’re dissolving the ocean floor

Carbon dioxide is changing the sea bed and the damage humans will do has not yet been seen

By Sipho Kings
Fate of wild places in five countries’ hands
Article
/ 2 November 2018

Fate of wild places in five countries’ hands

​More than 70% of Earth’s last untouched wilderness lies in the territories of just five countries

By Agency
Warm world: Floods are our future
Article
/ 2 November 2018

Warm world: Floods are our future

New research says the potential destruction of climate change has been gravely underestimated

By Sipho Kings
Fears for Amazon after Bolsonaro wins Brazil presidency
Article
/ 29 October 2018

Fears for Amazon after Bolsonaro wins Brazil presidency

Bolsonaro, who won 55% of the vote in a run-off on Sunday, issued a series of campaign pledges that left many fearing for the future of the Amazon

By Patrick Galey
EU begins tricky negotiations with developing countries
Article
/ 24 October 2018

EU begins tricky negotiations with developing countries

For decades the EU has maintained relations with nearly 80 developing countries under the Cotonou Agreement. It’s now time for fresh negotiations

By Staff Reporter
Costa Rica shows us how
Article
/ 12 October 2018

Costa Rica shows us how

The country’s successful reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is an example that needs to be followed

By Staff Reporter
Earth faces climactic moment
Article
/ 12 October 2018

Earth faces climactic moment

A UN report warns about the effect of global warming but says the tools exist to avert this fate

By Sipho Kings
Editorial: We must act now to save the world
Article
/ 12 October 2018

Editorial: We must act now to save the world

‘Large corporates aren’t doing anything about climate change because they only care about returns on profit this quarter’

By Editorial
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