World on track for an accelerating climate disaster, United Nations warns
/ 31 October 2022

World on track for an accelerating climate disaster, United Nations warns

No ‘credible pathway’ in place to limit warming to 1.5°C

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Deadlock in South Africa’s $8.5bn climate funding talks
/ 5 October 2022

Deadlock in South Africa’s $8.5bn climate funding talks

Negotiators are concerned that 80% of the money promised by the UK, US, Germany, France and the European Union is in the form of high interest loans

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Clean energy explainer: What is a just transition?
/ 26 August 2022

Clean energy explainer: What is a just transition?

Researchers say South Africa needs a ‘deep just transition’ that goes beyond moving to renewable energy

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Don’t privatise electricity in South Africa
/ 19 August 2022

Don’t privatise electricity in South Africa

South Africa must reject green capitalism and develop a public pathway to energy security

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Pent-up investor interest in green energy finance will boost South Africa’s plans
/ 22 November 2021

Pent-up investor interest in green energy finance will boost South Africa’s plans

The delay in additional capacity to the grid was not caused by a lack of private capital, but a lack of projects

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