The climate crisis, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic have increased levels of poverty
Only a third of leadership positions in climate-change negotiations are held by women, even though women are the most vulnerable to the worst effects of global warming
World leaders unanimously agreed to develop a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution by the end of 2024
Between Africa and Europe, is it possible to talk of a win-win partnership, of complementarity and common interests?
But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit
Workers in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the western Pacific will be most affected if temperatures continue to rise.
Free trade limits the policy space available to states worldwide, locking them into market-based trade and industrial policies.
Though there is no going back and fixing what we have done, we can certainly all take responsibility for our corner of the world to ensure we have a fighting chance
Chief executives have begun to recognise the importance of sustainability, but we urgently need climate science-aligned policies that provide a new framework for business
Shell’s 3D seismic survey is set to begin on Wednesday. But a high court application brought by rights groups to block it will be heard as an urgent matter on Tuesday
Cyril Ramaphosa says the terms of $8.5-million climate finance offered to South Africa by wealthy countries are not yet set in stone
Environmental organisations say that COP26 ended with 90 new coal power projects, worth a total of 88GW, are likely to be cancelled
The Glasgow Climate Pact called for the removal of ‘inefficient’ fossil fuel subsidies, but a commitment to remove all fossil fuel subsidies is needed
Scores of countries at the UN climate talks accepted the COP26 pact reluctantly, condemning a last-minute meeting that led to a slightly different wording
Cattle in sub-Saharan Africa account for only a small fraction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the harms are outweighed by the good
Millions of parents tell world leaders that children are poisoned by toxic pollution with every breath they take
Trees are most vulnerable to human-caused climate change because they can’t migrate fast enough to survive
Energy ministers on the continent should be discussing solutions to the climate crisis and a just transition instead
South Africa, the continent’s largest emitter, is not among several African countries that joined the UK-led coalition committing to phase out the fossil fuel
More than two million people at risk of climate-related starvation in Kenya
Views about multinational energy and gas companies sponsoring the United Nations climate conferences are strongly divided
South Africa already faces numerous crises including hunger, poverty, unemployment, inequality — all of which are being worsened by the climate crisis.
Greenpeace team says it has obtained leaked records of countries asking scientists to water down upcoming scientific report on climate change
The Healthy NDCs Scorecard has recognised South Africa’s efforts in revising its nationally determined contributions to mitigate climate change
The UN committee has been accused of ‘turning its back’ on the children who filed a groundbreaking legal complaint with it against five countries
In deciding how the world responds to the climate crisis, policymakers rely on research that tends to be written predominantly by men in the Global North
Addressing climate change is largely absent in the three major parties’ election manifestos
Ecosocialism will build solidarity with people to establish food and water commons, carbon-free public transport and community-owned renewable energy
Critics have accused the young climate activists of being divisive and unrepresentative; they say this simply isn’t true
Climate activist Lisakhanya Mathiso, 18, from Tafesig uses dance to educate people in her community about the climate crisis
The Bill, which will facilitate South Africa’s transition to a greener economy, compels businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that accelerate climate change