As with all South Africa’s good intentions, the ambitious goals are consistently undermined by a lack of implementation.
The critical climate conference kicks off with world leaders calling for an ambitious – but fair – agreement to lower carbon emissions.
Using Africa’s national parks, scientists have garnered essential information which will help refine their understanding of Earth’s climate.
Carbon dioxide dramatically lowers cognitive ability, a hazard found in office spaces especially.
Average temperature and humidity rises in the Gulf will be too extreme for humans to continue living in the area by 2070, according to researchers.
Nozipho Joyce Mxakato-Diseko, SA’s delegate to a summit drawing up a global climate pact, says the proposed plan ignores the needs of poor countries.
Data from NASA shows that last month was the second-hottest September ever recorded, with the last 12 months being the hottest on record.
South Africa could create a million jobs and cut emissions, but the government is ignoring a societal proposal that tells them how to do so.
South Africa’s most important climate research centre has warned that current temperature projections underestimate the scale of warming this century.
South Africa remains on track to meet the energy efficiency targets set under our 2005 strategy.
The UN’s top climate official has said pledges by countries to lower carbon emissions will not be enough to keep temperature increases below 2°C.
The Southern Ocean could yield important clues about the effects of climate change.
This year is set to be 0.1°C warmer on average than 2014, thanks to an unusually strong El Niño warming the Pacific Ocean and the world’s climate.
Readers write in on critique on President Zuma and on climate policy.
More than 60 mayors have signed a declaration with Pope Francis pledging to do their part in taking action against man-made climate change.
Big industry continues to reject government proposals on climate change policy, including the introduction of a carbon tax and emissions limits.
The OECD has warned that coal-fired power stations will release half of all the carbon that humanity can safely emit and alternatives must be found.
The impacts of climate change will reverse decades of progress on improving world health and will be keenly felt by children, writes Sipho Kings.
Readers write in about climate change, capital export and Marikana.
A Dutch court has ruled in favour of citizen’s demands that the country be more ambitious in lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
The Pope has called for a transformation of how the world is run in order to confront climate change and environmental degradation.
Without hops, there can be no beer – and South Africa’s hops farms are in serious trouble because of climate change.
The G7 countries have agreed to phase out the use of fossil fuels this century, in a significant step towards a global agreement in Paris in November.
The failure to curb carbon emissions could see a catastrophic 6°C rise in temperature by the end of the century.
A study estimates about 5 500 of these ice sheets could vanish by 2100, affecting millions of people.
Surviving climate change and its effects on small-scale and self-sufficient farmers depends on political will at national and international levels.
A meaningful agreement at this year’s UN climate talks in Paris is unlikely, despite evidence of climate change and the fact that there is no plan B.
Scientists warned on Earth Day that we need to leave most of our remaining fossil fuel reserves in the ground to prevent climate change disaster.
Rajendra Pachauri has denied any wrongdoing, and claims that his email account and cellphone were hacked.
Many environmentalists criticise geoengineering for suggesting a simple techno-fix for global warming. But it may have a more sinister side.
Some climate change deniers in the United States Senate have realised they are increasingly out of step with the public.
A recent report painted a worst-case scenario of a rise of up to 5.1°C by 2090 if there are no actions taken to cut greenhouse emissions.