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
The council’s climate change research could suffer from job cuts
Ecosystem destruction by human activities has reduced plant varieties and other life — and the ability to survive
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?
Climate change has eaten away at the only known habitat where the rodent had evolved to live
The budget serves the interests of the rich and powerful and punts crumbs for the poor as meaningful advances
The Extinction Rebellion is rooted in the conviction that humanity has dug its own grave and has one foot dangling over the edge
‘At the M&G we have committed to redoubling efforts to ensure we offer even greater prominence to the threat of climate change’
Disease caused the death of 55-million indigenous Americans, resulting in the reforestation of vast tracts of land
The future of civilisation could be secured by nudging a space rock off course
Deforestation, climate change and disease threaten 60% of coffee species with extinction
The few who survive the disasters of our own making will not escape the day of reckoning
In the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, a few obdurate nations have delayed the critical response
The climate conference delivered a rulebook but nations failed to pledge to do more to cut emissions
The NGOs allege that France, where greenhouse gas emissions rose again in 2015, has not met its short-term climate objectives
But SA’s delegation leader Derek Hanekom believes everyone wants to see a deal reached
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