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Climate Change

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
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
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
The IPCC’s latest climate report on 1.5°C holds implications for African countries
Article
/ 11 October 2018

The IPCC’s latest climate report on 1.5°C holds implications for African countries

The continent will have to chart its own way, not following the examples of Europe and North America, if it is to reach its targets

By Staff Reporter
Nobel award recognises how economic forces can fight climate change
Article
/ 10 October 2018

Nobel award recognises how economic forces can fight climate change

Yale economist William Nordhaus has devoted his life’s work to understanding the costs of climate change

By Staff Reporter
UN warns paradigm shift needed to avert global climate chaos
Article
/ 8 October 2018

UN warns paradigm shift needed to avert global climate chaos

Earth’s surface has warmed 1°C and is on track toward an unliveable 3°C or 4°C rise

By Marlowe Hood
Storm warning for the fossil-fuel industry
Article
/ 2 October 2018

Storm warning for the fossil-fuel industry

How oil and gas companies manage their growing political challenges will be just as important for their valuation as their day-to-day operations

By Staff Reporter
UN report confronts nations with tough choices on climate
Article
/ 30 September 2018

UN report confronts nations with tough choices on climate

Of hundreds of climate models in 2015 projecting a low-carbon future, only two or three aimed for a 1.5℃ global warming cap

By Marlowe Hood
In the name of Mandela, ‘we cannot accept injustice’
Article
/ 25 September 2018

In the name of Mandela, ‘we cannot accept injustice’

Amnesty International calls on leaders to deal with the human rights crises around the world

By Kumi Naidoo
The blueprint for happiness
Article
/ 21 September 2018

The blueprint for happiness

The Earth can restore its health but only if we decide to use smarter, more efficient systems

By Sipho Kings
Nasa blasts off space laser satellite to track ice loss
Article
/ 15 September 2018

Nasa blasts off space laser satellite to track ice loss

The launch marks the first time in nearly a decade that Nasa has had a tool in orbit to measure ice sheet surface elevation across the globe

By Agency
Africa needs to cool down – urgently
Article
/ 12 September 2018

Africa needs to cool down – urgently

The continent must develop technologies for cooling that don’t contribute to global warming

By Staff Reporter
Nature’s whims cause water crises. But Nature’s infrastructure can stop them
Article
/ 4 September 2018

Nature’s whims cause water crises. But Nature’s infrastructure can stop them

Worldwide water crises show no signs of slowing. It is time we paid more attention to nature’s engineering

By Staff Reporter
Cutting out meat and dairy and slashes your carbon footprint
Article
/ 31 August 2018

Cutting out meat and dairy and slashes your carbon footprint

New research from the University of Oxford says there’s little point in doing all the good things if you continue to consume dairy and meat products

By Sipho Kings
Uttarakhand: The climate change widows of India
Article
/ 19 August 2018

Uttarakhand: The climate change widows of India

When natural disasters claim the lives of men, it is women in Indian villages who suffer the most

By Staff Reporter
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