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Climate Change

Why this matters: Environment department paves way for more coal-fired power plants
Article
/ 6 March 2017

Why this matters: Environment department paves way for more coal-fired power plants

The largest emitter of greenhouse gases in South Africa is Eskom’s fleet of coal-fired power stations, which make up half of national emissions.

By Sipho Kings
​It’ll cost R6.5-trillion to save the Arctic, but it’ll be worth it
Article
/ 21 February 2017

​It’ll cost R6.5-trillion to save the Arctic, but it’ll be worth it

The Arctic ice sheet is dwindling at a catastrophic rate, but researchers say building 10-million wind-powered pumps could save it.

By Sipho Kings
There’s less time than we thought to combat climate change
Article
/ 30 January 2017

There’s less time than we thought to combat climate change

Humanity is now living through the hottest period in over a hundred-thousand years.

By Sipho Kings
Global freeze helped kill off dinosaurs
Article
/ 23 January 2017

Global freeze helped kill off dinosaurs

While warm-blooded animals could adapt to changing temperatures because they regulate their own temperature, cold-blooded dinosaurs could not.

By Sipho Kings
Governments remain silent about bids to geoengineer the climate
Article
/ 19 December 2016

Governments remain silent about bids to geoengineer the climate

Reluctant to take real measures to stop global warming, countries have turned to quick-fix solutions.

By Sipho Kings
Wintertime and the livin’ is easy
Article
/ 15 December 2016

Wintertime and the livin’ is easy

Britain, Europe and the US are snuggling up to their carbon-emitting coal fires

By Geoff Hill
See the Big 5 before the climate wipes them out
Article
/ 12 December 2016

See the Big 5 before the climate wipes them out

Most countries cannot afford to keep species alive; they have to pay their own way. Human pressures and the changing climate indicate difficulties.

By Sipho Kings
Polar ice the size of India vanishes in record heat
Article
/ 9 December 2016

Polar ice the size of India vanishes in record heat

"Ice is shrinking at both ends of the planet, a development alarming scientists."

By Staff Reporter
Warming soil will release billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide
Article
/ 7 December 2016

Warming soil will release billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide

Soil carbon emissions aren’t calculated in the Paris Agreement on slowing climate change, which means we may not reach the 2˚C target.

By Sipho Kings
​SA lags behind as countries put forward their climate change plans
Article
/ 22 November 2016

​SA lags behind as countries put forward their climate change plans

Agreement on cutting CO2 emissions is a historic deal, and for the rest of Africa to get energy.

By Sipho Kings
​Paris Agreement enables countries to develop local plans for fighting climate change
Analysis
/ 21 November 2016

​Paris Agreement enables countries to develop local plans for fighting climate change

The diversity of measures being taken by 170 states is reflected in Marrakesh’s bottom-up approach.

By Lord Prescott and Andrew Hammond
​Cities need a concrete plan for flash floods
Article
/ 14 November 2016

​Cities need a concrete plan for flash floods

Inadequate infrastructure and clogged storm water drains are costing lives as extreme weather patterns become more frequent.

By Sipho Kings
Trump’s hot words will undo gains made to stop global warming
Article
/ 10 November 2016

Trump’s hot words will undo gains made to stop global warming

President-elect Donald Trump’s stance on global warming spells trouble for the country’s carbon footprint.

By Sipho Kings
​COP22 raises the question how SA will achieve its goals
Analysis
/ 3 November 2016

​COP22 raises the question how SA will achieve its goals

The agreement will enter into force on Friday, signalling a true global effort to tackle the climate challenge.

By Staff Reporter
Trump vs Clinton: Will the US vote for a low energy candidate or a power hungry one?
Article
/ 25 October 2016

Trump vs Clinton: Will the US vote for a low energy candidate or a power hungry one?

The Republican feels restoring traditional industries will ‘make America great again’, while the Democrat envisions an environmentally-friendly US.

By Valerie Volcovici
​Implementing the Paris climate agreement calls for big money
Analysis
/ 21 October 2016

​Implementing the Paris climate agreement calls for big money

It is immensely encouraging that, less than a year after its adoption at the closing of COP21, the ratification of the Paris Agreement has taken place

By Staff Reporter
​Climate change will lead to competition for resources and drive ethnic violence
Article
/ 1 August 2016

​Climate change will lead to competition for resources and drive ethnic violence

Armed conflicts break out as a result of natural disasters, and societies with pre-existing factions are the most at risk of falling apart.

By Sipho Kings
El Niño is fading but monthly temperatures still reach record highs despite plans
Article
/ 25 July 2016

El Niño is fading but monthly temperatures still reach record highs despite plans

​Earth blasts through more heat records, while research shows governments are not ambitious enough to stop catastrophic warming.

By Sipho Kings
Earth’s climate system brings the heat with seven months of record-breaking temperatures
Article
/ 16 May 2016

Earth’s climate system brings the heat with seven months of record-breaking temperatures

April has gone one further, with the most abrupt increase in temperature.

By Sipho Kings
Air pollution responsible for one in every eight deaths worldwide
Analysis
/ 13 May 2016

Air pollution responsible for one in every eight deaths worldwide

Home cookstoves are the second largest contributor to black carbon emissions globally, behind forest grassland and agricultural fires.

By Staff Reporter
Intense heat will drive migration
Article
/ 6 May 2016

Intense heat will drive migration

Rising temperatures would make the Hajj dangerous for people with health conditions, or those not at the peak of their physical ability.

By Sipho Kings
Polar bears in struggle to survive
Article
/ 28 April 2016

Polar bears in struggle to survive

The melting Arctic ice is forcing them to swim far further than usual to find food, causing a loss of body fat and threatening the lives of cubs.

By Sipho Kings
Climate change bad news for tea production
Article
/ 28 April 2016

Climate change bad news for tea production

Profound changes in weather means yields are lower, tea’s taste is altered and income is reduced.

By Sipho Kings
Can technological advances improve governance in Africa?
Analysis
/ 27 April 2016

Can technological advances improve governance in Africa?

Unless good governance is demanded by citizens, it will not be consistently supplied by authorities, write Yarik Turianskyi and Steven Gruzd.

By Staff Reporter
A futuristic look: global warming heats up the planet
Article
/ 21 April 2016

A futuristic look: global warming heats up the planet

We knew that 2017 was the year to put the brakes on activities that cause global warming, but we didn’t do enough – welcome to the future.

By Sipho Kings
World a flaming disaster as Earth heats up
Article
/ 10 March 2016

World a flaming disaster as Earth heats up

You might be tired of climate change phrases, doomsayers and so much hysteria and hyperbole it feels clichéd, but the planet’s not getting any cooler.

By Sipho Kings
Humans are not wired to fight global warming with urgency
Article
/ 18 February 2016

Humans are not wired to fight global warming with urgency

Evolutionary responses favour real-time threats, not those that take place on an extended timescale, writes Ruth Greenspan Bell.

By Ruth Greenspan Bell
Oregano will cut cows’ wind and climate change
Article
/ 16 February 2016

Oregano will cut cows’ wind and climate change

Famous for complementing Mediterranean and Mexican cooking, the herb could now be a key ingredient in lowering global greenhouse gas emissions.

By Sipho Kings
How to survive the end of the world
Article
/ 11 February 2016

How to survive the end of the world

Earth is going to slowly burn up and gangs will be key to survival, so form a clan and gather all the canned food, seeds, water and weapons you can.

By Sipho Kings
Record-breaking hot years due to humans
Article
/ 26 January 2016

Record-breaking hot years due to humans

Research out this week shows that the recent temperature record-breaking years are caused by human endeavours that drive global warming.

By Sipho Kings
2015 hottest year on record – by far
Article
/ 21 January 2016

2015 hottest year on record – by far

The margin by which 2015 beat the previous year has been flagged by three weather agencies as cause for great concern.

By Sipho Kings
Climate-fragile countries need direct financial aid
Article
/ 17 December 2015

Climate-fragile countries need direct financial aid

If donors help states with which they have links rather than those most vulnerable to climate change, it will increase poverty and thus migration.

By Nathalie Francken
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