Climate Policy

As the United States scales back the G20 agenda, BRICS has quietly stepped into the role of caretaker, advancing critical work on climate adaptation, early warning systems, and…

Opening the UN’s mid-year climate talks in Bonn, Simon Stiell urged governments to focus on implementing climate commitments, warning that fossil fuel dependence was driving…

New research shows that health-based climate messaging significantly increases public support for government action, especially in South Africa where concern over children and…

A decade after the Paris Agreement united countries behind the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C, the latest Emissions Gap report from the United Nations…

If we continue to ignore the social and environmental costs of our (ab)use of the environment, we will be mispricing the future

Groups say the environment department’s proposed emissions targets are inadequate

The 2025 budget reflects a measured outlook on the energy landscape, highlighting progress that has been made and lingering problems

The study found that climate change does not rank high on the list of priorities for South Africans and, generally, people don’t know what the just energy transition is

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

The bank has received praise for setting a more ambitious climate policy than other major local banks, targeting zero fossil fuel exposure by 2045